After being beaten three times by Barcelona last season, including a humiliating 4-0 defeat in front of their own fans and a cup final, Real Madrid needed a statement win in El Clasico. Jude Bellingham, once again, was the man to provide it.

His reputation as a clutch player for Madrid was forged with two winners against Barcelona in his debut season. This time, there was a spectacular assist to precede his winning goal, the youngest Madrid player to do both in this famous fixture this century.

Those two moments alone highlight much of what makes Bellingham such a special player. The assist required strength and skill to engineer the space before showing the vision and technique to find the perfect pass through for Kylian Mbappe to finish.

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His goal was an exercise in timing, made to look simple as a result of his own movement. That instinct of a finisher is part of his make-up. Bellingham also won a penalty and had a goal disallowed for an offside against Brahim Diaz in the build-up.

Even in a Clasico crammed full of action - Mbappe having that penalty saved, while there were two...