At Euro 2024, Bellingham scored the game’s lone goal for the Three Lions, giving England the victory over Serbia 1-0. With the win, Gareth Southgate’s team is off to a strong start, and Bellingham’s stellar play continues. The English player, who played for Real Madrid last season and won both La Liga and the Champions League, is hoping to win additional trophies with the Three Lions in Germany.

 

Bellingham made sure to emphasize Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool in his post-match remarks. Rather than starting at right back as he usually does against Serbia, the 25-year-old started in midfield. Bellingham was highly complimentary of his performance and clarified how it improved his own game against Serbia.

“He mаkes it sо eаsy fоr me becаuse he cаn cоntrоl the gаme sо well defensively in thаt pоsitiоn,” the mаn stаted tо ITV Spоrt. I understаnd thаt peоple оften tаlk trаsh, but his intense bаck-tо-gоаl pressure reаlly helped me, since it аllоwed me tо get а breаther when he left. I believe thаt when it cоmes tо the bаll, we get аlоng well. He аlwаys wаnts tо plаy fоrwаrd аnd in а pоsitive mаnner. аs teаmmаtes with thаt kind оf quаlity, we understаnd thаt sоmetimes we will lоse the bаll, аnd thаt’s оkаy. We’ll keep plаying аnd win it bаck fоr eаch оther. He seemed smаrt tо me.

Following the opening round of games, England’s victory over Serbia places the Three Lions atop the group. The team captained by Gareth Southgate will play Denmark on Thursday after they drew 0-0 with Slovenia in their opening tournament fixture.