Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has backed Jude Bellingham to rediscover his golden touch in front of goal. (More Football News)
Bellingham made a stellar start to life in Madrid after his summer transfer from Borussia Dortmund and scored 16 times during the first half of the season.
Goals have been harder to come by since the turn of the year with Bellingham only able to find the net on four occasions in 2024 and not at all in two months, but Ancelotti is positive his drought will end soon.
Speaking ahead of Saturday바카라s trip to LaLiga struggles Mallorca, Ancelotti told a press conference: 바카라The goals he was scoring have dropped off a bit.
바카라It was a surprise for everyone when he hit 20 goals in the first part of the season. Now he바카라s doing his job as a midfielder or a number 10, he바카라s not a centre forward.
바카라His performance levels have not dropped. He바카라s not lacking anything. He바카라ll get back to scoring goals again sooner or later.바카라
Ancelotti also leapt to the defence of other stars across world football following a week where it was noted that Kylian Mbappe of Paris St Germain and Manchester City바카라s Erling Haaland failed to make an impact in Champions League matches, which was also the case for Bellingham.
바카라Perhaps these big stars haven바카라t delivered their best displays in the first games but there are more matches to come and we have to be careful with Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham,바카라 Ancelotti warned.
While Madrid have a quarter-final second leg to come next week in Manchester, Ancelotti insisted they were fully focused on the trip to Mallorca.
Madrid boast an eight-point advantage over nearest challenger Barcelona but will face a Mallorca side still reeling from last Saturday바카라s Copa del Rey final loss to Athletic Bilbao.
Ancelotti added: 바카라I바카라m not sure how the Copa final defeat will affect Mallorca.
바카라I doubt it will have too much influence because they have a big challenge, which is to ensure their survival as soon as possible.
바카라For us, it바카라s a key game in trying to win the league as quickly as we can.
바카라It will be a tough game, as ever, they will fight hard. We바카라re up against a very committed team who have shown an incredible attitude as a unit.
바카라We바카라re expecting an intense game and we have to try and match the things the opposition do superbly well, which is their collective commitment.
바카라The whole squad is ready. Our priority is tomorrow바카라s game. We have a lot to play for this week.
바카라Our confidence is just the same as it was a few days ago, unchanged, but we have to remember that tomorrow is a crucial game in the battle to win LaLiga.바카라
