Alaves defender admits he’s worried about facing this Real Madrid star

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Alaves defender Rafa Marin has admitted he’s wary of the threat of Jude Bellingham ahead of tonight’s clash.

Marin who is on loan from Real Madrid, has described Jude Bellingham as a complete and complicated player to face.

He said: “Well, what don’t you see in Bellingham? The truth is that you leave him space and he makes a pass, you go in quickly and he dribbles past you. For me, he has everything a footballer needs to have.

“He is showing it with goals and assists, and also with that defensive character that also contributes a lot to the team. It is a fairly complicated opponent to defend, but at the same time a nice challenge.”

Bellingham has had a phenomenal debut season so far at Real Madrid, with 17 goals and five assists to his name already.