Vinicius Junior compares Jude Bellingham to Cristiano Ronaldo after heroics in El Clasico

Jude Bellingham celebrates after scoring for Real Madrid against Barcelona in October 2023.
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Real Madrid forward Vinicus Junior has compared Jude Bellingham to Los Blancos legend Cristiano Ronaldo following the England midfielder's heroics in El Clasico against Barcelona on Saturday.

Bellingham cancelled out Ilkay Gundogan's early strike as he smashed a drive into the top corner from 30 yards out in the 68th minute and netted a winner for Madrid in added time after Luka Modric miscontrolled a ball and it deflected into his path.

It is the first time this Century that a player has netted twice in their very first Clasico and saw Real move four points clear of Barça at the top of LaLiga.

The 20-year-old now has 13 goals from his first 13 games at the Spanish side and afterwards, Vinicius had high praise for his team-mate.

"Incredible, he always makes a difference, the fans were used to Cristiano and Jude has now arrived for us," the Brazilian told reporters at Montjuic.

"We are a lot of young players, we are always together on and off the field. This creates unity and makes us a good team that wants to improve and win a lot of things."

Real Madrid's next match is against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu on November 5th.

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Vinicius Junior has called for a crackdown on racism in Spain after receiving fresh abuse in the 1-1 draw at Sevilla last weekend.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian forward has received an apology from Barcelona after one of their directors called him "a clown" on social media.

And ahead of El Clasico, Jude Bellingham picked a Cristiano Ronaldo moment as his highlight from watching the famous fixture in recent years.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.