Jude awakening!

Jude Bellinghamrsquos first season at Real Madrid started with a glut of goals and ended with a dream double but his second is yet to take offThe England international faces his former side Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu in a rematch of last seasonrsquos Champions League final which Bellingham and Los Blancos triumphed in to win the competition for a record 15th timeBellingham 21 has shown signs of frustration in his sophomore year at Madrid tasked with more defensive responsibility in midfield following the arrival of French superstar Kylian MbappeTen goals last seasonReal Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti used Bellingham on the right of midfield in Saturdayrsquos 21 La Liga win at Celta Vigo another new role for the 103 million euro manAlso Read Alcaraz mimics Bellingham goal celebrationBellingham started last season as a key figure in the centre of Madridrsquos attack scoring 10 goals in his first 10 games across La Liga and the Champions League Thrust into the position after Karim Benzema departed while Madrid waited for then Paris SaintGermain striker Mbappe to arrive Bellingham thrived After nine games this season in all competitions he is yet to scoreRivalry with ViniciusDuring the win over Celta Bellingham appeared furious with Brazilian teammate Vinicius Junior after the forward did not pass him the ball when he was well placed to score and instead lashed overldquoI havenrsquot seen that moment yoursquore talking about but if it happened it means that he has balls character and seems good to merdquo said Ancelotti who has looked to shore up Madridrsquos defence during the second half of last season by getting Bellingham to play a hybrid role which saw him drop to the left of midfield The midfielder looked exhausted in the final months of the campaign and struggled with shoulder and ankle issuesAncelotti has emphasised Bellinghamrsquos job has changed and he should be appreciated for what hersquos bringing to the team in a midfield role now similar to what he was accustomed to before joining Los BlancosDortmund coach Nuri Sahin under pressureBorussia Dortmund travel to Real Madrid on Tuesday in a rematch of last seasonrsquos Champions League final amid worrying form and criticism of coach Nuri Sahin Dortmund have looked inconsistent and still appear to lack a clear tactical identity Sahinrsquos side are seventh in the Bundesliga but top of the 36team Champions League group after wins at Club Brugge and against Celtic at home The only discernible trend so far for them has been their strength at home and their woes on the roadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever