La Liga: Bellingham Shines as Real Madrid Thrash Malaga 4-0, Athletic Win

Madrid: Jude Bellingham scored once and then assisted in another goal as Real Madrid had few problems in dispatching newly promoted Malaga 4-0 to maintain its perfect record in the early round of the 2026/27 season.

Bellingham opened the scoring in the 19th minute on Sunday night, rewarding a positive start from Jose Mourinho’s side. The England international was also involved in the second goal seven minutes later, when an attempted clearance rebounded off Malaga goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero and into the net.

Kylian Mbappe was then in the right place to finish an excellent cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold on the half-hour mark, putting Real Madrid 3-0 ahead. Real Madrid were able to take their foot off the pedal after the break following three games in eight days, but Arda Guler added a fourth goal in stoppage time. Athletic Club produced an impressive display to claim their first victory under Edin Terzic with a 2-0 win away to Celta Vigo. Alex Berenguer and Robert Navarro scored in the first half.

Valencia’s difficult start to the season continued with a 3-1 defeat away to Deportivo la Coruña, with the visitors not helping themselves by conceding two own goals through Cesar Tarrega and Mouctar Diakhaby. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an excellent individual goal for the home side. IANS

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