Real Madrid star midfielder Jude Bellingham won his first UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday defeating his former side Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London. This is a fitting end to a near perfect first season for Bellingham at Real Madrid. The English midfielder played an integral role throughout the season as Los Blancos completed the league and European double.
“I have always dreamed of playing in these games. You go through life and there are so many people who say you cannot do things. Days like today remind you why you do it. It’s hard at times and you wonder whether it’s worth it but nights like tonight make you realise.” said Bellingham. “It’s the best night of my life” he added.
During an interview with Topps UK on 6 May 2024, Bellingham was asked about his best friend apart from his current side Real Madrid to which he replied “ I think Gio (Giovanni) Reyna my Dortmund teammate, you know a really good guy and a very good player. I got really well with him in Dortmund but I’ve not seen him for a while” It was an ‘answer fans question’ segment. In the interview, he also revealed his favorite fashion brand.
The pair spent three years together in Germany before Bellingham left for Real Madrid last year. Giovanni Reyna was loaned out to Nottingham Forest in January, a move which did not go as planned making just ten appearances clocking 230 minutes on the pitch for the Premier League side.
Jude Bellingham’s Numbers At Borussia Dortmund
Jude Bellingham caught the footballing world’s eye when he burst onto the seen for Borussia Dortmund. He signed for the German side in the summer of 2020 from Birmingham city. Over three seasons with the club, he made 132 appearances scoring 24 goals and assisting another 18 in all competitions.
He won the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal with Dortmund and won Player of the season award in 2022-23 season when they finished runners up in Bundesliga. In February 2023, he became the youngest player in Bundesliga history to reach 50 Bundesliga wins.
His last game for Borussia Dortmund was on 13 May, 2023 in a 5-2 win over Borussia M’gladbach where he scored his last goal for the club.
Mohd Faisal Hakak is a sports author from Kashmir. He likes to keep tabs on the sporting world with a keen interest in football, motorsports, NBA, and other marquee sports. He is a science graduate from Islamia College Srinagar.
