Well launched on the left by Bellingham, Vinicius made the difference between three Navarrese players to open the scoring (34th). Bellingham scored the break goal with a subtle lob (42nd) at the conclusion of a long cross from Raul Asencio, 21, who played his first minutes with the first team by replacing Militao.
In the second half, Vinicius scored two new goals: first by dribbling past the opposing goalkeeper after a lightning counterattack (61st) then by taking advantage of a high recovery from Brahim Diaz and again eliminating the goalkeeper with a feint (69th ).
Bellingham, scorer of 19 goals in all competitions last season, had not yet scored this season with the Merengue. The English midfielder is generally positioned lower on the pitch than last season due to the recruitment of Mbappé in the summer transfer window.
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Before the international break, Real has 27 points in second place. The Madrilenians are six points behind Barça, who play Real Sociedad on Sunday (9:00 p.m.).
