Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham made a move that could have been somewhat misunderstood and was stopped by team veteran Toni Kroos. 스포츠토토

‘Out of Context Football’, a platform that delivers soccer news, created a stir when it posted a video on social media on the 30th (Korean time). The video showed Real midfielders Bellingham and Kroos greeting fans after the match.

Real won 4-2 after a difficult battle in the 5th match of Group C of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League against SSC Napoli held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the 30th.

Real, who was formed in Group C with SSC Napoli (Italy), SC Braga (Portugal), and Union Berlin (Germany) in this season’s Champions League group stage, has already confirmed their advancement to the round of 16 by winning all four games and defeated Napoli at home. They secured first place in the group by winning all five games. Napoli maintained 2nd place (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 7 points) with this loss, but must defeat 3rd place Braga (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses, 4 points) in the last game to confirm advancement to the round of 16. there is.

Real conceded the first goal to Giovanni Simeone in the 9th minute of the first half of the day, but Rodrygo equalized two minutes later, and in the 22nd minute of the first half, Bellingham headed David Alaba’s cross into Napoli’s net, giving them the lead. Got it.

Real then gave up an equalizer in the second minute of the second half, but regained the lead with a goal from 19-year-old prospect Nico Paz in the 39th minute of the second half, and Joselo scored on Bellingham’s fantastic out-of-front cross in extra time in the second half, leading to a 4-2 comeback win. finished.

Real gave up the first goal, but immediately scored an equalizer and a comeback goal, securing first place in Group C, which allows them to be seeded in the round of 16 draw of the Champions League with the 6th game remaining, and was able to face the final group match with a comfortable mind.

Meanwhile, ‘Out of Context Football’ posted a video of Real players sending greetings to the home fans who cheered them on throughout the game after the Naples match. Among them was Bellingham, who had the best performance on the team that day, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist.

Bellingham stood on the field and greeted the fans with his right hand raised. At this time, Auden Cross from behind drew attention by forcing Bellingham’s right hand down.

Fans interpreted Cross’s actions as a measure to prevent voices raising suspicions that Bellingham’s hand gesture was a Nazi-style salute. The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) strictly prohibits conveying political messages and discriminatory acts that cause discomfort on the soccer field through regulations.

In 2013, Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis was suspended for the remainder of the season for giving a Nazi salute after scoring a goal, and in 2017, two English soccer fans gave a Nazi salute and put their fingers under Adolf Adolf’s nose during an international match against Germany. He was permanently banned from the stadium for imitating Hitler’s mustache.

Therefore, it was assumed that Real veteran midfielder Kroos interrupted Bellingham’s greeting to avoid any misunderstanding from the media and fans.

Bellingham, who left Borussia Dortmund and moved to Real last summer for a transfer fee of 103 million euros (about 143.7 billion won), has become a recognized key player for Real despite only being born in 2003. This season, Bellingham is showing off his outstanding performance, scoring 15 goals and providing 4 assists in 16 games across all competitions.

In particular, Bellingham became the first Real player in Champions League history to score goals in four consecutive games in the first four games of the tournament. This is the first time in the 68-year history of the competition, which started in 1955. It is a record that even superstars who decorated Real’s scoring history, such as Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Hugo Sánchez, Ronaldo, Raul, and Cristiano Ronaldo, could not achieve.