Jude Bellingham Sends 'Sorry' Message to Real Madrid Teammate After Inter Milan

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham humorously apologized to his teammate Brahim Díaz via social media on Wednesday. This gesture followed an incident where Bellingham prevented what could have been a spectacular assist from Díaz during the club's Champions League opener against Inter Milan.

Both Bellingham and Díaz started in the match. In the second half, Díaz skillfully dribbled past multiple defenders to reach the end line and delivered a perfect cross to the back post for Bellingham. However, instead of heading the ball into the net, Bellingham opted to control it. This gave Inter's goalkeeper, Josep Martínez, enough time to recover and save Bellingham's subsequent shot.

Recognizing his missed opportunity, the former Borussia Dortmund player posted an apology in the comments section of Díaz's latest Instagram post, writing: "sorry mate."

English Translation:

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has taken to social media on Wednesday to send a lighthearted apology to teammate Brahim Díaz. This comes after the Englishman prevented what would have been a spectacular assist from Brahim.

Real Madrid played their Champions League season opener against Italian giants Inter Milan on Tuesday. Both Bellingham and Díaz were in the starting lineup and nearly combined for a brilliant goal in the second half.

Díaz created the chance, impressively dribbling through defenders to the byline. From there, the Moroccan international chipped a perfect ball to the back post for the waiting Bellingham. Instead of heading the ball towards goal, however, the midfielder chose to take it down. This allowed Josep Martínez enough time to scramble back and save Bellingham's shot.

Aware that he should have scored, the former Borussia Dortmund player then commented on Brahim’s latest Instagram post, writing: "sorry mate."