By Luke Power For Mailonline
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Follow Mail Sport’s live blog for the latest scores, team news and updates as Real Madrid face Champions League debutants Union Berlin at the Bernabau.
Jude Bellingham to write history with Real Madrid?
Such is the excitement around Jude Bellingham that pundits on TV and in pubs across the land are earmarking the young midfielder as a potential Ballon d’Or winner.
Having joined Los Blancos in the summer, he is set to start with them for the first time in the Champions League, having already made a mark on the tournament with Borussia Dortmund.
He’s already broken several records – youngest Englishman to score in the competition, youngest player to start ten games, most goals scored by a teenager (though he’s 20 now), and so on. You’d back him to dazzle in the Champions League for years to come.
Union got used to their surroundings yesterday
Under a shining light, Union took in their new environment yesterday at a training session at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The iconic venue plays host to tonight’s clash.
There are some seasoned pros in this squad: Leonardo Bonucci, a nine-time Serie A winner, commands the defence. There’s also the likes of Kevin Volland in the attacking ranks, but more on them later.
Hello and welcome
Good afternoon and welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog as Real Madrid give Union Berlin a baptism of fire in the Champions League.
We’re set for an enthralling encounter as 14-time winners of the competition host starry-eyed debutants.
Don’t make the mistake of writing off Union, though. That’s a perilous road. The German outfit have been ripping up expectations for the last few years – and how they’d like to prove their doubters wrong tonight.
We’ll have all the build-up and action right here. Don’t go anywhere.
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Real Madrid vs Union Berlin – Champions League LIVE: Jude Bellingham set to play key role as Los Blancos go head-to-head with the competition debutants
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