US EditionJude Bellingham Sends Message to Fans with 'Drinking' Celebration After Goal in Real Madrid Rout
Jude Bellingham scored Real Madrid's sixth goal in a 6-1 Champions League win and used a drinking gesture to respond to criticism about his off-field behavior.
- On Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, Jude Bellingham scored Real Madrid's sixth goal in a 6-1 Champions League win at the Santiago Bernabéu and celebrated with a drinking-style hand gesture targeting speculation about his private life.
- Spanish media reported during the week that some Madrid fans complained Bellingham was spending too much time partying, and he had been whistled by the Bernabéu crowd before and during the 2-0 LaLiga win over Levante on Saturday.
- 'A lot of people say a lot of things', Bellingham told TNT Sports, and he and coach Álvaro Arbeloa highlighted full 90-minute performances as what fans want to see.
- He acknowledged fans are entitled to complain, saying supporters pay for tickets and criticism can be tough, but Bellingham insisted outside noise does not affect his contribution to the team.
- Coach Álvaro Arbeloa praised Bellingham's work-rate after the win, and despite early jeers at Vinícius Junior, the crowd mostly supported the team, reflecting mixed but positive reactions.
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Jude Bellingham has just exposed his haters for what they are
The first thing to say is that he is 22 years old. Superstardom in any field tends to reduce age to a blurry footnote, but rarely more so than with Jude Bellingham. Lionel Messi, one of our measures of sporting transcendence almost from the moment he arrived, had played 262 senior matches when he turned 23; Cristiano Ronaldo was on 303. Bellingham still has five months left and is on 346. Last year was a difficult one for Bellingham, in that he …
The Britishman, who was critical of his health, celebrated the goal against Monaco by pretending to drink.
The victory of Real Madrid this Tuesday against Monaco (6-1) in the Champions League served to greatly reduce the tension between the public of Bernabéu and the footballers who had received pitos last Saturday. The atmosphere calmed down a lot with Vinicius, the most noted, and also with Jude Bellingham, the second biggest target of the anger of the grada. After the Brazilian scored the fifth, the Englishman scored the sixth after a big bargain …
The English midfielder celebrated his goal in front of Monaco with a drink gesture, after the encounter ironizing and de-emphasizing criticism.
Real Madrid stars' feelings clear on Jude Bellingham celebration as he hits back – 'I know truth' - The Mirror
Jude Bellingham returned to the scoresheet in Real Madrid's emphatic Champions League victory over Monaco at the Santiago Bernabeu, and it comes after reports around the England star's personal life
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