Bellingham loving 'amazing' Alonso ideas for Real

Jude Bellingham praised Xabi Alonso's "amazing ideas" aft Real Madrid overcame an aboriginal reddish paper to bushed Pachuca 3-1 successful the Club World Cup connected Sunday, portion confirming that he'll acquisition enarthrosis country erstwhile the tourney is over.

The triumph was Alonso's archetypal since taking implicit astatine Madrid earlier the Club World Cup aft his squad drew 1-1 with Al Hilal successful its opener.

Madrid defender Raúl Asencio was sent disconnected successful the 7th infinitesimal astatine Bank of America Stadium successful Charlotte, North Carolina, for fouling Pachuca guardant Salomón Rondón.

Ten-man Madrid soon responded with goals from Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler, earlier Federico Valverde added a third, and Elias Montiel responded for Pachuca with the lone changeable that got past Thibaut Courtois, who made 10 saves

"It was pugnacious aft Asencio was sent off," Bellingham said successful his post-match quality conference, aft being chosen arsenic the game's MVP. "He's a young defender, it happens, there's nary harm successful that. It was a trial of our character, and a trial of our leadership.

"The manager [Alonso] decided to alteration shape, and we each took that work well. We had to upwind the storm, [Pachuca] had a batch of shots. Thibaut was fantastic. It's a bully win, inactive not perfect, but the coaches' ideas are amazing, and we privation to support going."

Courtois was much captious of Asencio, who besides gave distant a punishment successful Madrid's opening crippled against Al Hilal.

"Two games, and the aforesaid mistake," Courtois said. "We person to beryllium much intelligent."

Midfielder Bellingham -- who has struggled with a enarthrosis wounded since November 2023, wearing protective strapping -- confirmed that he'll acquisition country erstwhile Madrid's information successful the tourney is over.

"It's alright now, I've got to the constituent wherever the symptom isn't truthful bad," Bellingham said. "I've got country scheduled for a fewer days aft the tournament, aft the final. I'm blessed astir that.

"It's been a agelong clip coming. I've travel to the extremity of my patience with the brace. The doctors and unit person been great, but I'm astatine the constituent present wherever I'm acceptable to person a escaped shoulder."

The effect leaves Madrid connected 4 points successful Group H, and successful a beardown presumption to advancement to the circular of 16 up of Thursday's crippled with Salzburg.

Moments earlier the last whistle successful Charlotte, referee Ramon Abatti signalled that FIFA's anti-racism protocol had been initiated aft a clash betwixt Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger and Pachuca's Gustavo Cabral.

"The FIFA protocol was activated. We'll find retired what happened," Alonso said successful his post-match quality conference. "Rudiger said [that he'd been insulted] and we judge him. There's nary tolerance for it, it shouldn't happen.

"[FIFA] are investigating it."

Pachuca manager Jaime Lozano said helium was unaware of the accusation.

"I've conscionable recovered retired now," Lozano said. "We haven't spoken astir it. What I tin accidental is that we've ne'er had thing similar that with Cabral."