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Jude Bellingham hails Kylian Mbappe after win over Stuttgart

Jude Bellingham has heaped praise on Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman scored on his Real Madrid Champions League debut.

Jude Bellingham hails Kylian Mbappe after win over Stuttgart

Real Madrid began their Champions League defence with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart at the Bernabeu. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring, with Antonio Rudiger and Endrick also on target for Los Blancos.

Jude Bellingham has hailed Kylian Mbappe after a successful performance.

“That’s what he’s always done. I wasn’t surprised. I didn’t realise it was his debut. I just thought it was another game where he scored.

Mbappe has always been good. Moving to a club like Real Madrid comes with a lot of pressure, but for Mbappe it’s a breeze and everyone loves him.

Mbappe is going to be a very important player for us, this season and beyond.”

Jude Bellingham also expressed regret that Real Madrid now no longer have the presence of playmaker Toni Kroos.

“It’s a new squad, we’ve changed a few things. Toni Kroos is a big loss in terms of tempo and the way we play. He’s a player who can’t be replaced, so we have to find other ways to fill the void.

It’s getting better. We’ll lose the ball, we’ll miss chances, we’ll make bad passes. But as long as we keep playing like this, working hard, trying to link up and learn from each other, we’ll be fine.”