Jude Bellingham Reaches 25 Goal Involvements As Real Madrid Thrash Villarreal To Top La Liga

Jude Bellingham scored again as Real Madrid beat Villarreal 4-1. Bellingham has produced 18 goals and 7 assists in 23 games for Madrid and England this season.

Robert Summerscales | Dec 17, 2023

Jude Bellingham Reaches 25 Goal Involvements As Real Madrid Thrash Villarreal To Top La Liga /

Real Madrid thrashed Villarreal 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Sunday to go top of La Liga and seven points clear of rivals Barcelona.

Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 25th minute by heading home following a superb cross from Luka Modric.

Rodrygo, Brahim Diaz and Modric later joined Bellingham on the scoresheet. Jose Luis Morales scored Villarreal's consolation goal.

Jude Bellingham pictured celebrating after scoring for Real Madrid in a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday :: IMAGO/Marca/Angel Rivero

Bellingham has now scored 17 goals in his first 20 matches for Madrid since joining from Borussia Dortmund in June.

The 20-year-old has also assisted five goals for the Spanish side.

Bellingham has been in fine form for England this season too. He has produced one goal and two assists in three games at international level.

Overall, Bellingham has provided 25 goal involvements in just 23 games for club and country since the start of August.

Jude Bellingham's First 25 Goals And Assists This Season

Game/Result	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Real Madrid	90	1	0
Almeria 1-3 Real Madrid	81	2	1
Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Madrid	90	1	0
Real Madrid 2-1 Getafe	90	1	0
Ukraine 1-1 England	65	0	0
Scotland 1-3 England	84	1	1
Real Madrid 2-1 Real Sociedad	90	0	0
Real Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin	90	1	0
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Real Madrid	90	0	0
Girona 0-3 Real Madrid	74	1	1
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid	90	1	1
Real Madrid 4-0 Osasuna	72	2	0
England 3-1 Italy	85	0	1
Sevilla 1-1 Real Madrid	90	0	0
Braga 1-2 Real Madrid	89	1	0
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid	90	2	0
Real Madrid 0-0 Raya Vallecano	90	0	0
Cadiz 0-3 Real Madrid	78	1	0
Real Madrid 3-2 Napoli	90	1	1
Real Madrid 2-0 Granada	90	0	0
Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid	90	1	0
Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid	90	0	1
Real Madrid 4-1 Villarreal	78	1	0

Next up is a trip to Alaves on Thursday for what will be Madrid's final game of the calendar year.

Published Dec 17, 2023

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.