Jude Bellingham respectfully refuses to walk over the Atletico Madrid badge after derby defeat as the Real Madrid star demonstrates his maturity

• Jude Bellingham showed his respect for Atletico Madrid in Sunday’s derby
• The Real Madrid star respectfully avoided walking over the club badge
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Jude Bellingham demonstrated his respect for Real Madrid’s rivals Atletico despite suffering his first LaLiga defeat in Sunday’s derby clash.

Atletico stunned their cross-city competitors in a 3-1 win at the Metropolitan Stadium as goals from former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata and ex-Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann handed Diego Simeone’s side victory.

Bellingham has enjoyed a stellar start to his career in Spain since making a £113m summer switch from Borussia Dortmund, scoring six goals in seven matches across all competitions.

The 20-year-old has been hailed as a mature player and showed respect for Real’s rivals when walking off the pitch at full-time and back down the tunnel towards the dressing room.

As the Atletico badge emblazoned into the carpet at the entrance to the walkway loomed nearer, Bellingham avoided walking over it and instead stepped around the symbol.

Jude Bellingham demonstrated his respect for Atletico Madrid in Sunday’s derby defeat

Bellingham (right) couldn’t help Real Madrid avoid a 3-1 defeat against rivals Atletico

Atletico supporters watching on from high in the stands filmed the England international deliberately taking extra steps to prevent himself trampling over the club symbol before continuing his walk back to the changing rooms.

The action didn’t go unnoticed with some Atletico fans appearing to clap Bellingham for his classy act that shows his understanding of the historic rivalry between the two teams.

Bellingham played the entirety of the encounter despite suffering a stomach problem in the build-up to the Madrid derby that initially caused him to leave a training session early.

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Bellingham (middle) approaches the Atletico Madrid badge at the entrance of the tunnel

The 20-year-old (middle) decides to walk around the badge as a show of respect

He had a limited impact on the encounter as Madrid failed to climb back to the top of the league standings with manager Carlo Ancelotti exploring a new formation that failed to provide a winning formula.

Bellingham explained his start at Real Madrid had given him ‘goosebumps’ in the days leading up to Sunday’s fixture, stating: ‘It’s even more special than I thought,’

‘I get goosebumps just talking about it now. I’m just so grateful to be at this club. I talk about the staff and the players but there is the fans as well who as you arrive to the stadium are there in their thousands just to get a glimpse of the bus and then they are there before the warm-up. 

‘You don’t really understand how big this club is until you are here.’

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