Fans have uncovered old tweets from Real Madrid's Dani Ceballos and Jude Bellingham that have shown their soft side for FC Barcelona prior to becoming UEFA Champions League winners with Los Blancos.
The tweets, posted long before both players became key figures at the Bernabéu, show the two players expressing strong opinions that now seem to conflict with their current affiliations.
Ceballos, who is coming off an extraordinary performance in LaLiga against UD Las Palmas, seems to have previously shared pro-Barcelona sentiments on his X (previously known as Twitter), wearing a blaugrana jersey, celebrating Barcelona’s iconic 6-2 victory at the Bernabéu and even looking forward to defeating Real Madrid on FIFA career mode.
داني سيبايوس: هذا هو وقت الكارير مود بدورتموندرد عليه صديقه: خذ نادي إسباني وأهزم الريال
داني سيبايوس: سأصل إلى نصف نهائي الأبطال مع دورتموند وأغتصبهم هناك هههههههههههههه pic.twitter.com/6WMEIoyJYk
— The Atleti House (@AtletiHouse) January 20, 2025
سيبايوس حذف التغريدة التي يتهم فيها ريال مدريد بالتحكيم pic.twitter.com/93IUDRxHmo
— The Atleti House (@AtletiHouse) January 20, 2025
A young Dani Ceballos wearing a Barça shirt.
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) January 20, 2025
The midfielder would go as far as deleting a tweet in which he demands that Frank Ribery win the 2013 Ballon d’Or over Cristiano Ronaldo after it made its way around social media.
Ceballos ha borrado el tweet donde dice que Cristiano le robó el balón de oro a Ribery pic.twitter.com/gulCHQYWfP
— nenn (@FCB_nenn) January 20, 2025
Similarly, Jude Bellingham has also found himself in the spotlight of the Culé fans after older tweets resurfaced in which he appeared to show great admiration for Lionel Messi, knocking Ronaldo down from the ever-lasting GOAT debate.
Ceballos not the only Madrid midfielder who hates Madrid and Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/pQ3H6VTZLM
— . (@Pxxdressi) January 20, 2025
These tweets have resurfaced shortly after Ceballos was called-out by Atlético Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, for being hypocritical against the comments made by Simeone surrounding the recent (and historical) refereeing controversies that have favored Real Madrid.
Ceballos, who said that Simeone’s comments were derived from a still opened wound caused by the manager’s two Champions League final losses against the Galacticos, was reminded by Simeone of what he thought about referees prior to joining Madrid.
“[When] Ceballlos was at [Real] Betis, he thought differently. When they were on another team, they thought differently,” said Simeone.
Diego Simeone said after Real Madrid's 5-2 win vs. Celta Vigo, in which Celta claimed penalties which weren't awarded, that he wasn't surprised about the non-penalty calls against Madrid because "they have been happening for 100 years."
Dani Ceballos responded to Simeone's… pic.twitter.com/oNEJ6QJ8nU— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 20, 2025
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will meet on the pitch on Saturday, Feb. 8, with these comments certainly holding on until the starting whistle.