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‘He needs to concentrate on his own game’ – Fans slam Bellingham for what he did to Saka before penalty miss

Published on April 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM

FANS slammed Jude Bellingham for his gamesmanship before Bukayo Saka's penalty miss.

The Arsenal star, 23, was in the thick of the action at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

Two soccer players on a field.
Jude Bellingham whispered in Bukayo Saka's ear before the penalty
Two soccer players on a field.
Fans were not impressed by the behaviour
Bukayo Saka taking a penalty kick, which Thibaut Courtois saves.
Saka's Panenka penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois

He scored the crucial first goal, chipping beautifully over Thibaut Courtois to put Arsenal 4-0 up on aggregate.

Vinicius Junior pulled one back for Real Madrid immediately before .

But earlier on, .

Referee Francois Letexier pointed to the spot after a VAR review for Raul Asencio's pull on Mikel Merino.

Martin Odegaard picked up the ball and looked to be preparing to take the penalty.

But was lurking inside the D, ready to take the ball off him and shoot.

As he waited, though, his England team-mate , 21, whispered something in Saka's ear and put his hand on his shoulder.

The hero seemingly gave no reaction to the Real Madrid midfielder, who appeared to carry on chirping away with the mind games.


And fans on social media were far from impressed with Bellingham's antics – as others gave their own hilarious suggestions for what he might have said to Saka.

One said: “He maybe needs to concentrate on his own game for a bit. Barely saw him tonight.”

Another wrote: “Boy, he’s gone down in my estimation. Really not all that.”

A third added: “‘I wish I could turn up for the big games . How do you do it?'”

A fourth commented: “He said, ‘Please let me win.'”

A fifth typed: “‘Give us a chance please.'”

And a final user replied: “‘Can you let me know how I can escape from Declan’s pocket, Bukayo?’”

Whatever Bellingham did say, though, may well have got inside Saka's head as he produced the nightmare spot-kick.

, as his frustrations threatened to boil over on a miserable night for Los Blancos.

As for Saka, who was , he was .

But the by recording the famous 5-1 aggregate victory to set up the semi-final with PSG.

They will be without Thomas Partey for the first leg, however.

The Ghana international knew a yellow card would see him suspended – but with Antonio Rudiger.

Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid and Bukayo Saka of Arsenal in action during a soccer match.
Bellingham was largely missing throughout the quarter-final
Declan Rice of Arsenal and Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid talking on the pitch.
The Englishman also got into a row with Declan Rice
Bukayo Saka scoring a goal in a soccer match.
Saka opened the scoring with this delicious chip
Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring a goal.
He silenced the Bernabeu as Arsenal knocked Real Madrid out
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