Bellingham equals Casillas' record

Bellingham played hard against Arsenal. Photo: Reuters .

In the second leg of the quarter-final against Arsenal in the early morning of April 17, Bellingham made his 47th appearance in the Champions League, becoming the youngest player (under 21) to reach this impressive milestone. However, his joy was short-lived as Real Madrid were eliminated from the tournament after a 1-5 aggregate defeat to Arsenal over two matches.

Bellingham did not score or assist against Arsenal. He did not have a shot in the game. Bellingham's passing accuracy was just 79%. He won seven duels but also lost possession 12 times.

Bellingham has been praised by Casillas after his impressive 2023/24 season. "He's shining at the best club in the world. That shows that Bellingham is a great player, that's why he's here. This season, the expectations will be even higher on Bellingham. That could make him a superstar. Bellingham could even become captain of Real Madrid. He has the qualities to do that."

Bellingham and Real Madrid need to quickly regain their spirits to prepare for the La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao on April 21.

In addition to La Liga, Real still has the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona in less than 2 weeks.

Arsenal's goal sinks Real In the 75th minute, Mikel Merino defeated Courtois with a technical shot from the 16.5m line, sealing Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Real.

Source: https://znews.vn/bellingham-san-bang-ky-luc-cua-casillas-post1546498.html