It was received loud and clear and but for the goalkeeping of Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak, a stunning second half from Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe and in particular Jude Bellingham would have earned Real Madrid victory instead of a 1-1 draw.
Why ref-ranting, crotch-grabbing Jude Bellingham's 'dirty' work has made him Real Madrid's captain without the armband, writes PETE JENSON Carlo Ancelotti read the riot act to his fantastic-four forward line at half-time of Saturday’s Madrid derby – either we play according to the plan or there will be immediate changes, was the message.
In the second half Vinicius hugged the left flank, Rodrygo the right, and Mbappe and Bellingham pummelled Atletico’s now stretched defence combining for the goal that earned Madrid a point and kept them top.
Carlo Ancelotti threatened to take off his star trio Jude Bellingham (left), Kylian Mbappe (second left) and Vinicius Jr (right) for 'waging war' on each other in the first half.
Bellingham is the quartet’s swaggering leader but has flirted with crossing the line between bravado and indiscipline during his second season in La Liga and – along with Aurelien Tchouameni, Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga – he will miss the second leg if booked.
