Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham makes debut in 3-2 win over AC Milan in California

Young Real Madrid fans invited Jude Bellingham connected his debut successful California

Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid vocation began successful memorable manner arsenic his caller nine fought backmost from 2 goals down astatine half-time to bushed AC Milan successful a thrilling pre-season brushwood astatine the Rose Bowl successful Pasadena, California.

And, successful his 62-minute debut outing arsenic a Real player, Bellingham did capable to amusement the Spanish giants volition beryllium a amended squad for his arrival.

Twice Bellingham brought roars of support from the assemblage with flashes of his method and confidence.

In the opening stages helium went connected a mazy tally by the touchline, leaving a mates of Milan defenders successful his wake.

Then, arsenic the opening play drew to a close, a superb first-time half-volleyed pass, blending dexterity and a definite interaction successful a crowded punishment area, astir enactment Brahim Diaz successful connected goal.

Real paid Borussia Dortmund £88m to sign Bellingham connected a six-year contract. They tin already beryllium assured the 20-year-old is the existent deal.

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Bellingham eases his mode into beingness astatine Real

At his nationalist unveiling arsenic a Real subordinate past month, Bellingham said helium liked the thought of being retired of his "comfort zone".

There is nary nine successful the satellite wherever the glare is rather arsenic aggravated for rather arsenic long.

But everything astir Bellingham - from his coagulated household inheritance and parental guidance, to the bravery of his determination to Dortmund from Birmingham aged lone 17, to his determination not to articulation immoderate of the Premier League suitors this summertime successful favour of a power to the Bernabeu - suggests that if anyone tin woody with what lies ahead, it is Bellingham.

"Real Madrid is simply a large squad with large pressure, but from what helium did astatine Borussia Dortmund, helium is acceptable to judge that," said shot writer Joel Del Rio, who was covering the AC Milan crippled for Madrid-based paper Marca.

"He is simply a subordinate who tin bash everything."

Watching Bellingham successful the build-up to the crippled and past the opening hour, earlier helium was replaced with a congratulatory handshake from manager Carlo Ancelotti, was instructive.

First of all, Ancelotti picked him astatine the extremity of a diamond, which is the relation helium has earmarked for the Midlander.

It allowed Bellingham to shade into positions of abstraction arsenic Toni Kross, deployed successful the sitting presumption astatine the basal of that midfield, could dictate play.

The mode Bellingham glides crossed the ground, helium makes everything look truthful easy.

Despite his tender years and the elite trophy-winning situation helium has joined, Bellingham is not frightened to request the ball. When helium gets it, helium seldom takes the casual option.

He already seems to person a transportation with erstwhile Manchester City guardant Diaz.

The brace did the pre-match passing drill unneurotic and doubly Bellingham astir acceptable the 23-year-old up, archetypal with a flicked walk with the extracurricular of his close foot, which drew appeals for a punishment arsenic Tomori slid successful to block, past that beautifully delicate half-volley walk precise fewer players tin execute.

The much clip Bellingham spends connected the transportation with his caller team-mates, the greater volition beryllium the recognize of each side's rhythm.

Judging by the names of the backmost of the Madrid shirts being worn astatine the Rose Bowl, Bellingham is not yet vying with Vinicius successful presumption of popularity.

But determination were inactive plentifulness of fig 5 shirts - astir famously worn by Zinedine Zidane, present with Bellingham connected the backmost - successful the crowd.

He is not a peculiarly showy subordinate but, arsenic Dortmund discovered connected that shattering last collapse against Mainz which outgo them the Bundesliga title, it is lone erstwhile Bellingham is not determination - missing with a genu wounded that besides ruled him retired of England's last 2 matches of the play - that it becomes evident however overmuch helium does.

Bellingham was showing signs of tiredness erstwhile his outing was brought to an extremity and, with matches against Barcelona and Juventus to travel earlier Real instrumentality to Madrid, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot however overmuch engagement helium has against Manchester United - who were truthful keen to motion him earlier helium went to Dortmund - successful Houston connected Wednesday.