Jude Bellingham scored again to lead Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-0 victory against Mallorca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
The England midfielder, who led Madrid in goals last season, started this campaign slowly but has scored seven goals in his last eight Spanish league matches.
He scored another goal in the 63rd minute of the match. Super Cup semi-final when he finally broke down a tough Mallorca who, until their goal, had imposed their defensive style on star-studded Madrid.
Bellingham blasted on Madrid's third consecutive shot after Rodrygo first hit the post and goalkeeper Dominik Greif blocked a follow-up by Kylian Mbappé. Bellingham collected the rebound and fired his shot from just outside the penalty area under an onrushing Greif and past three defenders trying to protect the goalmouth.
Madrid scored two goals at the end of added time. Mallorca's Martin Valjent scored his own goal when he inadvertently deflected a pass Brahim Diaz in his net. Rodrygo then took Madrid's third goal.
The match ended with a short fight after the final whistle before calm returned. It started when Bellingham slapped the back of the neck of Mallorca defender Pablo Maffeo, who had had an intense duel with Vinícius Júnior during the match.
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Madrid lost Aurélien Tchouaménimidfielder playing as a central defender, in the 54th minute after receiving a violent blow to the head during a collision with a Mallorca player. The young player Raúl Asencio replaced him.
Madrid competed as Spanish league champions last season, while Mallorca were invited as Copa del Rey runners-up.
Former Madrid striker Karim Benzemawho now plays in the Saudi league, was present.
The minor trophy has become a major source of revenue for the federation and competing clubs since the federation struck a deal in 2019 to keep it in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
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