Real Madrid matches that Jude Bellingham will struggle to shine

Jude Bellingham has been terrific since he moved to Real Madrid in the last transfer window, and the Englishman simply cannot put a foot wrong at the moment.

Bellingham is a prodigy and several players who break through at the age he did do not do well later in their careers.

The Englishman was so good that Birmingham City retired his shirt number after he left the club and went to Borussia Dortmund.

At that time, we thought the best Englishman to play for Dortmund would be Jadon Sancho, but Bellingham defied the odds and almost won the league for the Black and Yellow.

Bellingham is still just 20, which is remarkable considering his achievements and the mature way he plays football.

If the Englishman keeps going as he is doing at the moment, he will become one of the best players in the history of the game, which is not an accolade we associate with midfielders often.

The German top flight is not considered as tough as the Premier League or the Spanish top La Liga, so some fans thought Bellingham would struggle if he left BVB for La Liga or the Premier League.

The midfielder was courted by Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid, three of the world’s leading clubs in the best leagues globally.

However, Liverpool and Madrid were his two favourites by the end of the season, and the Reds missed out after failing to qualify for the Champions League.

Bellingham became the latest top midfielder to move to Madrid, and he has made playing La Liga look far too easy.

In his first ten league games, Bellingham has scored ten goals and provided two assists.

The Englishman is averaging a goal per game and is the reason fans who buy Real Madrid tickets have not missed Karim Benzema after he left them in the summer.

It seems like every game will be super easy for Bellingham in this league after he scored a brace against Barcelona.

However, the Englishman will find tougher opponents in this league in the coming weeks. We look at the games we think he will struggle to score or make an impact.

Madrid started November with a goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano, and Bellingham struggled to influence that game.

Rayo prepared very well for every Madrid player, and it earned them a point against one of the most in-form teams in Europe.

This game will show other clubs how to deal with Real Madrid as a team and Bellingham as a player and there will be tougher matches for the midfielder in the coming weeks.

Real Madrid vs Valencia, La Liga

Valencia is one of the biggest clubs in Spanish football, and they have been resurgent in this campaign.

Before this match, they will be unbeaten in five competitive games and would be full of confidence that they can get a result from this fixture.

Bellingham has been unplayable in many games for Madrid this term and it has been difficult to stop him, but Los Che has the players, form and history to frustrate Bellingham.

The way the Englishman glides through midfield in different games and his knack for being at the right place at the right time makes him difficult to mark.

But Valencia will have learned from Vallecano and stop the ex-BVB from causing too much trouble against them.

Real Madrid vs Napoli, Champions League

Bellingham scored a goal and provided an assist for Madrid in the reverse of this fixture when both teams met in Naples.

Napoli made a slow start to the season after losing at least one key player and replacing their manager with a new one.

That game was a part of the first few matches under a new gaffer, and it certainly did not go the way the Italians wanted.

But when both clubs meet in this reverse fixture, Napoli will be in much better shape and ready for a fight.

The players now understand the demands of their manager Rudi Garcia and that will make things more interesting.

Real Madrid is Champions League royalty, and the impact of Jude Bellingham could make them win the trophy this season.

However, when this game kicks off, Napoli will know he is the dangerman and will formulate a game plan to stop him.

That will not stop Real Madrid from winning the fixture, but his impact will be limited, and we will all see that he is human after all.

Real Betis vs Real Madrid, La Liga

Madrid will face Real Betis in their second game of December, and it will be one of the trickiest matches for them.

They are already in a two-horse race for the Spanish league title with Barcelona and could be atop the league standings before this match starts.

However, this trip to Seville will be very tough for them to win and Bellingham is likely to struggle.

The manager of Betis, Manuel Pellegrini, is one of the best coaches in the world and won the Premier League and other trophies when he coached Manchester City.

He has won the Spanish Cup with Betis, and his team does very well every season.

They are having a very good campaign as they aspire to break into the top four, so it is matches like this that will help them achieve their aims.

They last defeated Madrid at home in 2020, but Los Blancos has beaten them just twice in the last five head-to-head games.

It will not be easy for Betis to win this fixture. However, they will give Madrid a tough fight and they have enough tough midfielders to frustrate Bellingham.

Union Berlin vs Real Madrid, Champions League

Union needs to get back to form as fast as possible, as they struggle in the German Bundesliga, but they nearly earned a famous point in the reverse of this fixture.

The lowly German side, who play their Champions League matches in another stadium because their ground is too small, had to make Madrid wait until the 94th minute to find the lone winning goal.

Bellingham was the player who bagged that strike for them, and he probably knows them well from his spell at BVB.

However, in that game, Union showed they knew how to keep him quiet and needed to do it for a longer period.

Madrid will beat Union in their home in this match, but the Germans did well to defend against Bellingham in the first leg and we back them to do the same in this match.

Bellingham is one of the finest football talents we have ever seen, and we can tell that he will be at the top of football for a long time.

However, it will be hard for him to keep his hot scoring streak, and these fixtures will test his quality and unpredictability.

Real Madrid has some of the finest players in the world in their squad and will win matches even if Jude does not score, but we expect the midfielder to start scoring less because he is not a striker.

His hot streak in front of the goal means he will make a very good frontman if he decides to be a striker in the future, but the Englishman faces tougher games ahead that will test his quality as a player and also show he is human.

By the end of the term, we still expect him to score around 25 goals in all competitions for Madrid, which will be impressive for a newcomer.