Jude Bellingham Equals Eden Hazard’s La Liga Record at Real Madrid After 3 Games

• Jude Bellingham scored the only goal as Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo on Friday
• Bellingham has equalled Eden Hazard’s goalscoring record in La Liga for Real Madrid
• Real Madrid sits at the top of the La Liga table after three consecutive victories

Jude Bellingham was the hero again for Real Madrid as they earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Celta Vigo to maintain top-spot in La Liga after three matches this season.

The 20-year-old Englishman headed in Joselu's flick-on in the 81st minute to register his fourth league goal in just his third appearance to help Los Blancos maintain their winning streak in La Liga.

Bellingham, who joined Real Madrid this summer from Borussia Dortmund for €103mil, has now scored in every league game he has featured in this season.

The England midfielder has continued to endear himself to the Madridistas, justifying Carlo Ancelotti's stance when the Italian made clear he expected the 20-year-old to contribute to replacing Karim Benzema, MARCA reports.

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Bellingham now leads La Liga’s scorers chart with a total of four goals and one assist to his name after just three matches.

Bellingham equals Hazard’s La Liga record

Meanwhile, All Football reports that Jude Bellingham has now scored as many La Liga goals for Real Madrid in three games as Eden Hazard managed in 4 years during his time with the Spanish giants.

The 20-year-old British midfielder has scored four league goals for Real Madrid in three games, a record that took Eden Hazard four years and a total of 54 games to achieve.

Hazard is currently a free agent after being released from his contract by Real Madrid and is reportedly contemplating retiring from football after receiving no offers from European clubs.

Rafa Benitez hails Jude Bellingham

Earlier, Sports Brief reported ex-Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez has said his former club paid a huge amount to sign Jude Bellingham because the young Englishman was good.

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Benitez's Celta Vigo face Madrid on Friday night. It will be the first time he faces his former club after he was fired in 2016 by Florentino Perez. His connection to Los Blancos runs much deeper than those six forgettable months.

Bellingham has made a phenomenal start to his La Liga season. In just two matches, he has scored three goals.