Bellingham caught ‘humbling’ LaLiga rival who threatened to knock Vini out

JUDE BELLINGHAM was caught "humbling" a LaLiga rival who threatened to knock out Vinicius Jnr.

Real Mallorca defender Pablo Maffeo claimed that he would only need 10 seconds to knock out the Brazilian if they were in a boxing match.

Maffeo, 27, was in the team as Mallorca took on Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday evening.

He and Vinicius were up against each other and clashed throughout the match.

During the game, Bellingham, 21, took the chance to humble the former Manchester City starlet.

A clip emerged of the England international patting Maffeo on the head.

The Spaniard could be seen trying to react afterwards as Bellingham walked away.

Fans reacted to the moment on social media and claimed that the midfielder got the better of Maffeo.

One posted: "Bellingham humbling Pablo Maffeo."

A second commented: "Bellingham slapped Maffeo out of nowhere lmaooo."

A third wrote: "Bellingham slapping Maffeo, he will always protect Vinicius."

A fourth said: "Bellingham putting sense into Maffeo head."

Another added: "Bellingham cooked Maffeo."

Real Madrid ran out victors in the match at the King Abdullah Sport City ground in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Bellingham opened the scoring in the 63rd minute before Martin Valjent netted an own-goal to double Real's advantage.

Rodrygo wrapped the scoring in the 95th minute to send Los Blancos to the final.

They will play Barcelona in an El Classico final on Sunday as the Catalonians beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in the other semi-final.

Bellingham did suffer an injury scare in the game as he pulled up with a muscular problem in the closing stages.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed post-match that the heat affected his players as Federico Valverde was forced off.

He said: "He had an adductor strain, like Bellingham.

"It was an unexpectedly hot game, it was very hot... and it could have affected both of them."