Bellingham worries about minor injury as Mbappe scores goal in Real Madrid win

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Jude Bellingham was uninjured after his midfielder asked to replace him with what appeared to be a left thigh problem during a 3-0 win at Girona in La Liga on Saturday.

“Bellingham is fine,” Ancelotti said. “He was just a little tired and preferred not to risk anything in the last minutes.”

This means Bellingham should be available when Madrid visits Atalanta Tuesday in the Champions Leaguewhere he lost three out of five matches.

Bellingham led Madrid to victory after extending their goal streak to five consecutive league matches to Madrid. He then set up Arda Guler to double the lead.

The English midfielder asked to leave the match after his fall following contact with a Girona player with half an hour to play. He rubbed his left inner thigh while remaining on the turf before walking away when he was replaced by Daniel Ceballos with Madrid winning 2-0.

Kylian Mbappé added a third goal after Bellingham was on the bench.