Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham spoke about the penalty shootout that took place in the return leg of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Manchester City.
"The last 15-20 minutes I was just preparing to take a penalty. Even after we didn't score the first penalty, I still didn't think we would be eliminated.
Penalty shootouts are something I always loved to watch when I was younger, but when it comes to taking part in them, it's very uncomfortable. I think it's probably the most uncomfortable thing for a professional player. It's a one-on-one confrontation.
Lunin was the hero of the day. Antonio Rüdiger has so much experience and is a person who you might think is a little bit crazy, but at the moment when it was time to be calm and collected, you trusted him," Bellingham said.
The first match between the teams ended with a score of 3:3, and the score was 1:1 in the 2nd meeting. In the penalty shootout, Andriy Lunin saved Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic's shots, and Real Madrid won 4-3 and advanced to the next round. At the end of the season, the "cream" won the tournament.