Jude Bellingham scored his first goal of the season thanks to magic from Vinicius Junior as Real Madrid held on to secure a narrow victory over Juventus in the Champions League.
The England midfielder has endured a difficult campaign so far, starting just three matches and appearing as a substitute in four more after recovering from a shoulder injury.
He had featured for only 10 minutes in Europe this season before Wednesday's match against Juve and had not scored since the Club World Cup this summer.
But the 22-year-old was on hand to stab home a rebound after Vinicius Jr showed good feet to drive into the box and hit the post with a shot.
After a bright start by Juve who forced Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois into two good saves, the hosts peppered the visitors' goal with 14 shots in the first half.
Kylian Mbappe went closest with a fierce shot which tested goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio but neither side could break the deadlock before the break.
Dusan Vlahovic came close to an opener from a counter-attack before Vinicius' moment of quality set up Bellingham for what proved to be the winning goal.
It is the first time since August that Mbappe has failed to score. Had he netted against Juventus he would have stretched his goalscoring streak to 12 consecutive games for club and country, matching Manchester City striker Erling Haaland's current run.
Real sit fifth in the table with three wins from three while Juventus are 25th and without a win in the competition so far.
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Mbappe, Valverde, Militao, Brahim, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Bellingham, Güler, Álvaro Carreras, Raúl Asencio
Subs: F Mendy, Lunin, Fran García, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Gonzalo García, Endrick, Fran González, Franco Mastantuono, Thiago Pitarch
Juventus XI: Rugani, Koopmeiners, Vlahovic, Di Gregorio, Lloyd Kelly, McKennie, Khéphren Thuram, Kalulu, Andrea Cambiaso, Gatti, Yıldız
Subs: Perin, Kostic, Locatelli, Openda, Edon Zhegrova, Jonathan David, João Mário, Francisco Conceição, Fabio Miretti, Matteo Fuscaldo, Adzic
Breathmagar
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the real saver
ElishaValverde
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JUDE IS BACK🔥🔥
ElishaValverde
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MAGIC VINI🔥🔥🔥
championjr
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My defender Solid full back 💪 💯
Trevorn
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He had a terrible preseason but recently he's been showing his stuff once again. On his day he truly does give us glimpses of Sergio Ramos.
KingKorex
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Vini jr at his best see Dribbling he really deserved last year Ballon d or
ElishaValverde
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THE BEST RB🔥
Abbajonas
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this Vinicius is really a magician. I'm still wondering how he dribbled pass those defender...🤔🤔🤔
championjr
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It's been a while we saw this ❤️
/MADRIDISTA
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Real Madrid need serious improvement honestly. They just pass the ball around without any pressing whatsoever.
aosasuna
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GIF GIF GIF!: https://www.matchgif.com/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=54252929&language=en
dougiefresh
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🏴🌟 I've missed posting this celebration. But now thank God Jude Bellingham 💎🌟is back.
cozdekmot
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Real Madrid need serious improvement honestly. They just pass the ball around without any pressing whatsoever.
jude blocked 🚫 everything man..that boy should just play CM and allow arda to do his job