Jude Bellingham Hits Double Figures across all competitions with his latest brace against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In what bore no correlation to regular playing tempo – Madrid have conceded most goals (4) in the opening 15 minutes in the league this season – the hosts raced into an early lead. Bellingham capped off a slick passing sequence down Osasuna’s left flank, shifting Dani Carvajal’s first-time layoff onto his left boot before stuffing it into the roof of the net.
The clearest chance fell to Ante Budimir on the cusp of half-time but Osasuna’s leading scorer lacked all the guile that Bellingham had shown from a similar range half an hour earlier, missing the target entirely.
The interval did more bad than good on Osasuna’s momentum. Forced into a low block by a rejuvenised Madrid, the visitors defended like their life depended on it (maybe it did).
Bellingham teased his way past a host of red shirts, exchanging passes with Fede Valverde and slotting a nonchalant effort between Sergio Herrera’s legs for his tenth goal of an already incredible season.
Osasuna, unaided by the absence of their long-serving, suspended manager Jagoba Arrasate, crumbled in the final half-hour.
Vinicius Junior mercilessly took advantage of the chaos, spearing through the middle of the pitch to latch onto Valverde’s through ball and finish off a high-speed counter.
The Brazilian bullied his way past David Garcia onto a long ball just five minutes later, teeing up Joselu for Madrid’s fourth goal.
Joselu was denied a brace of his own from 12 yards after planting a tame penalty straight at Herrera. While it will certainly play on the striker’s mind, it didn’t affect a match that only became a stroll for Madrid after half-time.