Bellingham: We are the masters of the decisive moments, and this is what distinguishes us
Abdullah Al-Haqim 
Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham praised his team’s mindset after defeating his local rival Atletico Madrid on penalties to qualify for the quarter -finals of the UEFA Champions League, on Wednesday.
The coach Carlo Ancelotti team was not at its best, and lost 1-0 after the extra time, to equal 2-2 in the total of the two matches.
But the defending champion once again found a way to qualify, to continue his career towards strengthening his record in the championship and achieving the title for the 16th time.
The English international Bilingham scored one of the four successful penalty shootouts for Real Madrid, to rise to the quarter -finals and set an appointment with Arsenal, the opponent in the Premier League.
“This is what it takes sometimes, those moments of calm and balance. It is not always about that crazy quality that you see from the team. The mentality changes when we enter these matches, and we know that there is a certain way to win it,” Billingham, 21, told TNT.
He added: “We are very adept at that. We understand the circumstances of the matches well, and this match was another example.”
Real Madrid performed an amazing performance to beat Manchester City in the match match and qualify for the stage of the knockout, after 6-3 defeated the Premier League champion in the total of the two matches.
The team was shocked against Atletico at the stadium of its bustling rivals, after receiving a goal before the first minute passed when the Englishman Connor Galgar scored a goal for the owner of the earth to equal the total result.
But coach Carlo Ancelotti team remained coherent with the match reaching extra time, while Atletico did not benefit from its strong start.
Luck stood by Real Madrid when Julian Alvarez scored the second penalty shootout for Atletico, but the goal was canceled because the Argentine striker slipped and touched the ball twice inadvertently.
Although Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Yan Oblak tackled a penalty shootout from Lucas Vasquez, the waste of Marcus Llorente gave Antonio Rodiger an opportunity to record the decisive penalty shootout in Oblak, to ignite the joyful scenes between Real Madrid players and his fans.
“I am very happy,” said Billingham. “It was very important to us. It was very important for us, and it is very important to qualify at this stage. This will mean a lot to the fans given our opponent,” Billingham said.
