Real Madrid delighted as star midfielder rediscovers his best form | OneFootball

Several Real Madrid stars were once again seen in their very best forms as they participated in the World Cup 2026 with their respective national teams. This is clear from the fact that three Merengue players, Marc Cucurella, Kylian Mbappe, and Jude Bellingham, were named in the World Cup 2026 Best XI.

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, who have faced a lot of criticism while playing for Los Blancos in the last two season, both showed their best level in the competition. The Frenchman even won the Golden Boot with his 10 goals in the tournament.

However, Diario AS notes that it must be the performance of Jude Bellingham with his English national team that will most delight Real Madrid. The Englishman once again showed the form that he had shown in his very first season with the Spanish club, but which had been absent over the last two seasons.

With his seven goals, Bellingham did not only break the World Cup record of the most goals scored by a midfielder, leaving behind James Rodriguez who had scored 6 goals in 2014, but he also came out as the top-scorer for England, ahead of even one of the very best strikers in the world, Harry Kane.

His goalscoring form will be a particular cause of happiness for the Merengues, as they are hoping more players can start scoring goals. Last season, Mbappe scored 42 goals and Vinicius scored another 22, but after that, the gap was quite concerning, as the third-placed Bellingham and Gonzalo Garcia had scored only eight goals. Following them was Franco Mastantuono with three goals.

Beyond his goals and assists, the way he took on the leadership mantle for his team will be another factor highly appreciated by Real Madrid, as the team suffered from a clear need of leaders in a turbulent last season.

Hopefully, Jose Mourinho will continue to get the best out of Jude Bellingham next season, and the Englishman will continue with the form at Real Madrid that he has shown for England in this World Cup.