Ter Stegen, victim of Jude Bellingham in the Clásico: “He changed the game for Real Madrid”

Ter Stegen, captain of FC Barcelona, summed up the defeat suffered this Saturday against Real Madrid (1-2) in the Clásico as a “disappointment”which was defined with two goals from English midfielder Jude Bellingham, who in the final minutes achieved the comeback for the merengue team at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

Those directed by the Spanish Xavi Hernández They had taken the lead early in the match thanks to a goal from German midfielder Ilkay Gündogan just six minutes into the game. They went on to dominate the match against the Madrid team until the comeback began in the 67th minute thanks to Bellingham, who put definitive figures in the game in the 91st minute.

“It is a real disappointment because we played a good game, in good line throughout the match”assured Ter Stegen, goalkeeper of the Catalan team, who was the victim of the two goals of the English midfielder who has established himself as the top scorer in LaLiga this season by reaching eight goals after 11 games played.

The German goalkeeper, captain of the Catalan team, highlighted the lack of attention that FC Barcelona had in defense as well as the fortune that Bellingham had when defining the Classic, a victory that allowed Real Madrid to once again equal the surprising Girona at the top of the Spanish championship standingsboth with 28 points, four behind the Blaugranas.

“At the end of the match they scored on us, especially the second goal which was from a rebound and right there they took advantage. They don’t need much to score and today (Saturday) once again it was demonstrated.”considered Ter Stegen in statements to the DAZN channel after the meeting.

For the German, the defeat suffered at the hands of the merengue team has “no excuse” for the team led by Xavi Hernández, As the Spanish coach warned, he was daring during the first changes in the game, although in the second half the three points slipped from his grasp.

“In general terms we were a little fair in the game, but that is no excuse. “We had everything in our favor and we didn’t know how to keep the result in our favor.”analyzed Ter Stegen, who highlighted the figure of Jude Bellingham as the star of the match and the player who changed the result in favor of the merengue team.

“I’m not a big fan of the players of the opposing teams, but (Bellingham) scored two goals for us and for Real Madrid he was the one who changed the game”noted the German regarding the performance of the English midfielder of the Madrid team.

The setback against Real Madrid in the Clásico represents the first defeat for FC Barcelona at the start of the season after the first 11 days. In this way there are no longer undefeated teams in LaLiga.

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