Bellingham broke the record of a former Real Madrid player and made history in the Champions League


Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Tuesday, 04 November 2025, 22:44 / Updated Tuesday, 04 November 2025 22:45
Starting in Real Madrid's game against Liverpool, Jude Bellingham on Tuesday became the youngest player in history to reach the milestone of 50 matches in the UEFA Champions League.
The England midfielder reaches the milestone at 22 years and 128 days, surpassing the record held by Iker Casillas, who played and captained Real Madrid for several seasons before signing with FC Porto, where he finished his career.
Jude Bellingham, straight into history in the match with Liverpool: the youngest player to reach 50 appearances in the Champions League
Of the 50 matches, 23 were in the shirt of Borussia Dortmund, and the other 27 in the “galacticos”. In addition to Casillas, Bellingham also surpassed other illustrious names: Cesc Fabregas, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. In the 50 matches he played in the Champions League, Jude Bellingham scored 14 times and provided 13 decisive assists.
The footballer arrived at Real Madrid in 2023 from Borussia Dortmund. The blanco group paid at that time no less than 127 million euros to bring him to Santiago Bernabeu. Since his arrival at Madrid, the English midfielder has made 109 appearances, 41 goals and 29 assists in all competitions. Jude Bellingham is also an English international. He made 44 appearances and 6 goals for the Albion national team. At the moment it is quoted by specialized websites at 180 million euros.
Liverpool – Real Madrid, the starting teams
Liverpool: Mamardashvili – Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson – Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister – Salah, Ekitike, Wirtz
reserves: Misciur, Woodman, J. Gomez, Kerkez, Endo, C. Jones, Chiesa, Gakpo, Ngumoha
Coach: Arne Slot
Real madrid: Courtois – Valverde, Eder Militao, Huijsen, Carreras – Camavinga, Tchouameni – Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior – Mbappe
Reserves: F. Gonzalez, Luni, Arnold, Asencio, F. Garcia, F. Mendy, B. Diaz, Ceballos, Gonzalo, Endrick, Rodrygo
Coach: Xabi Alonso




