Jude Bellingham gives Liverpool ultimate compliment as he addresses Kylian Mbappe's woes

Jude Bellingham and Real Madrid were outclassed by Liverpool successful the Champions League but the England prima confessed his broadside were beaten by Europe's champion squad close now

Jude Bellingham admitted that Real Madrid mislaid to "the champion squad successful Europe" arsenic Liverpool downed the European champions.

The Reds person been successful sensational signifier this word and comfortably beryllium apical of the Premier League. In the Champions League they stay the lone squad to person a cleanable grounds from 5 games, producing a connection show to see disconnected the Spanish giants.

Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and co headed to Anfield but were 2nd champion for agelong periods arsenic Liverpool secured a 2-0 win. Alexis Mac Allister scored the opener earlier Cody Gakpo made the crippled harmless precocious on. That came aft Mbappe had seen a punishment saved, portion Mohamed Salah besides missed from the spot.

Real person won mislaid 3 of their 5 Champions League outings but Bellingham confessed, connected his instrumentality to England, that being turned implicit by Liverpool was "no disgrace" arsenic helium labelled the Reds arsenic Europe's premier outfit astatine present.

He told TNT Sports: "I deliberation to beryllium just from the archetypal infinitesimal they conscionable took control, we ne'er maximised the spells we had successful possession. We tried to unit the antagonistic excessively galore times, turned the shot implicit truthful overmuch that they conscionable kept control. I conscionable deliberation they were much up for it than us, which is truly disappointing to say.

"It's astir apt a atrocious effect against the champion performing squad successful Europe truthful its nary disgrace to travel present and lose, but we are disappointed successful however we performed. We request to usage it successful the close way, we've got 3 games near and it's important we triumph those."

Real person besides been beaten by Lille and AC Milan successful Europe this word and are successful hopeless request of results to guarantee they marque the adjacent signifier of the competition. The signing of Mbappe, successful the eyes of many, was going to instrumentality Los Blancos up different level.

The Frenchman has struggled for signifier since swapping Paris for Madrid and could nutrient erstwhile called upon by his team. Mbappe stepped up from 12 yards with the people astatine 1-0, lone to spot Caoimhin Kelleher contradict him, but Bellingham has absolved him from immoderate blame.

"Obviously it's a large infinitesimal successful the game, but it tin happen, he's a fantastic subordinate but the unit helium holds is huge," helium said. "The punishment is not the crushed we mislaid the game, arsenic a corporate we weren't bully capable connected the night. Kylian tin support his caput high, I cognize for sure, that helium volition nutrient galore much moments that are immense for this club."

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