Jude Bellingham stands, arms outstretched, facing the crowd, celebrating another goal. It’s a pose that LaLiga players, coaches and fans have gotten used to seeing this season. From San Mamés to Balaídos, Montilivi to Montjuic — and, of course, at the Santiago Bernabeu — Bellingham’s 16 goals have helped Real Madrid top the table. Going into Sunday’s El Clasico with Barcelona (stream LIVE on Sunday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN+), they’re eight points clear of their rivals, with seven games left to play.
Bellingham’s packed 2023-24 highlight reel includes a brace against Barca in the season’s first Clasico, Madrid’s 2-1 comeback win in October, featuring a goal-of-the-season contender and a 92nd-minute winner. In Europe, there was his virtuoso solo effort, carrying the ball from the halfway line, away at Napoli in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Later, there were two goals in February’s…
