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In the UEFA Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, which will take place on June 1, Jude Bellingham will unquestionably be the player on whom attention will be focused.
As a matter of fact, the midfielder will be competing against his previous team at Wembley Stadium, only one year after entering the Real Madrid fold. In addition, he will be making his way into this matchup as one of the most productive and significant players for Real Madrid.
It has been brought to Bellingham’s attention by the great manager Arsene Wenger that he is receiving plaudits as he psychologically prepares for this historic game.
In comparison to Zidane, Wenger compares Bellingham.
At the time of his arrival at Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane was 29 years old. This young man, on the other hand, is just 20 years old, which is a significant difference, according to Wenger (via MARC).
The former manager of Arsenal went on to describe Bellingham as a more physically demanding version of the renowned midfielder who played for Real Madrid as a player.
“Bellingham is like a mix of Zidane with a physically powerful player. He is a physical Zidane,” he added.
At such a young age, it would seem that Wenger is, in fact, taken aback by how well Bellingham has handled the pressure and expectations that have been placed upon him.
There are also very few people who can blame the Frenchman, since Bellingham has scored 22 goals and assisted on 10 others in 39 matches that have been played in competition this season.
La Liga’s second-highest scorer is Bellingham, who has scored 18 goals so already this season. It is because of his efforts that Real Madrid has been able to recapture the league championship, and it is because of his eight goals that Los Blancos have been able to go to the final of the Champions League.
The Englishman has been lambasted by analysts for his retreating form in 2024, but the midfielder has gotten support from famous footballing figures, including Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was also left astonished by Bellingham’s performances this season.
