Overview

• Both midfielders came on as late substitutes at the Santiago Bernabéu in a 2-0 LaLiga victory.
• Bellingham made his first Madrid appearance since the Club World Cup after a left-shoulder operation on July 16.
• He had managed the shoulder issue since 2023 before surgery, missing the first four league matches and the Champions League opener.
• The operation also kept Bellingham out of England’s two September World Cup qualifiers, which England won.
• Camavinga returned from an ankle problem as coach Xabi Alonso called both players elite options the team needs across a heavy schedule.