Manchester United central defender Lisandro Martinez made a rough tackle on the opponent’s ace despite the pre-season.
Martinez played in a pre-season friendly match against Real Madrid held in Houston, Texas, USA.
In the 42nd minute with the score trailing 0-1, Martinez tackled Real midfielder Jude Bellingham’s ankle near the center circle. It was unavoidable because it came out of Bellingham’s field of vision. Although it did not result in injury, Bellingham went airborne and fell.
It was a strong tackle that was difficult to understand because it was a pre-season friendly match to check the condition. Bellingham jumped up and shoved Martinez away. Martinez also crashed without losing.
The British media ‘The Sun’ left this scene and said, ‘Martinez has been nicknamed Amsterdam’s butcher since his days at Ajax. A terrible tackle sparked an ugly brawl’.
However, it seems that the two soon reconciled. They were caught talking as they entered the locker room after the first half. Bellingham opened up about what Martinez told him.
“Martínez came to me and told me to do my best,” Bellingham said. He’s a great player,” he said.
Bellingham was named Man of the match.
Bellingham looked forward to his first season at Real, saying: “So far so good. Playing for this team and learning from so many great players is fun. I’m enjoying it now. I’m still absolutely not excited. The big challenge awaits me this season.” .
Real Madrid bought Bellingham from Dortmund in the summer transfer market for a transfer fee of 103 million euros (approximately 146 billion won). He is a special prospect who is in the limelight as England’s next generation ace.
“It’s the biggest club with the best players,” said Bellingham.
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