Jude Bellingham can’t be stopped.
The English midfielder continued his red-hot start to life at Real Madrid by scoring deep into stoppage time Wednesday, seizing a 1-0 victory over Union Berlin in the Champions League.
A powerful shot from Federico Valverde in the 94th minute ricocheted into Bellingham’s path for an easy tap-in.
“I am new to the club, but I have had a TV since I was little, and since I can’t remember what age, I have been watching Real Madrid make comebacks from situations you thought impossible,” Bellingham told TNT Sports postmatch, according to BBC Sport.
It was the 20-year-old’s sixth goal in six games with Madrid, including four game-winning strikes.
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JUDE BELLINGHAM HAS DONE IT AGAIN!!!
The Englishman scores the winner on his #UCL debut for Real Madrid. ? pic.twitter.com/PYxlEnwdKe
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? Bellingham in the dying stages!
Real Madrid look to have stolen it in stoppage time.
Watch #UCL action live on DAZN. pic.twitter.com/Mz4hKwP7N8
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For Union Berlin, it was a bitter end to a promising evening. Four years after being promoted to Germany’s top flight, Union Berlin were within minutes of ending Real Madrid’s 68-match streak of scoring a goal at home.
But a famous result against the 14-time Champions League winners didn’t come to fruition, as manager Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid side emerged from the Group C contest victorious and maintained an unblemished record in all competitions to start the campaign.