Bellingham: “It’s a final, and we will give it our all to win”

Jude Bellingham spoke to the media the day before the match against Bayern, corresponding to the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, which will be played at the Allianz Arena (Wednesday, 9:00 pm CEST; Orange TV and Movistar Liga de Campeones): “I think it will be tough, and it's our fault we're behind on the scoreboard. It will be a very long tie, and we must start strong. Any loss is a disaster, and given where we are, this is a final. There's a lot at stake, and we have to play well. It's all or nothing. That's our mentality, and we won't hide. We believe because we have no other chances. It's a game we have to play and win.”

“It's a very important match given our situation in La Liga, and we're also not in the Copa. It's like a final. We want to compete and win the Champions. We want to be playing to win a title. It's an extremely important match, and we will give it our all to win.”

His physical condition
“I feel good. It's frustrating to be injured; I missed the start because of my shoulder, and these last two months have been frustrating. The most challenging part is coming back from an injury and mentally preparing for matches. The more minutes you play, the better, and that boosts your confidence and helps you improve little by little.”

His evolution in the team
“In my first season, I played more advanced in the diamond with players on the flanks, but my position has changed. In the second year, I was more to the left with Arbeloa further back. I can play at a high level in several positions, and maybe that's both good and bad because you never have a fixed position. You have to adapt. When I’m scoring goals, I want to score more, but you have to find balance because I also need to defend.”

His chemistry with Mbappé and Vini Jr.

"It's hard to say because there have been many games where we've all played very well. They're two teammates who are more comfortable coming in from the left side, and we have to watch each of their movements. We can find that balance. We have that freedom; we play fluidly, and maybe sometimes that can work against us, but they're both very talented, and we have to believe in both of them. People see the glass as half empty, but I’m not worried. I think that when things click—and I hope we’ll see that tomorrow—we’ll succeed. I wish everyone the best tomorrow.”

 

Enjoy all the videos from this match on RM Play

 

The drinking gesture he made while celebrating a goal months ago

“I’ve already spoken about this. You can’t mix your private life with your life as a player. People said things that weren’t true, like that I liked to drink too much or that I went out a lot. Neither of those things was true. I’m very professional—I train every day. It was a joke, let’s say, nothing more.”

 

Real Madrid’s season

“This isn’t the time or place to talk about this. In La Liga, at home, we’ve dropped too many points, and you can’t win La Liga against Barcelona if you drop so many points at home against, for example, Celta, Getafe, the other day… And away from home, you can’t drop so many points and win La Liga either. Even so, I don’t think the fight for La Liga is over. We’re behind, but we have to focus first on tomorrow because if we’re still in it

 

Disclaimer: Translation generated by artificial intelligence. It may contain inaccuracies.