Jude Bellingham did not perform as usual during his team’s Real Madrid match against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, which raised several questions about the reasons for the decline in performance.
According to The Athletic, the England international was unable to train much over the past week due to stomach pain.
Fate was not kind to the 20-year-old. While participating in the Bayern match, he suffered muscle spasms that affected his performance, according to what Carlo Ancelotti announced after the match.
The muscular problem caused him to leave the field in the 75th minute and Luka Modric came off.
However, Ancelotti still believes that Bellingham will regain his usual level, as he said, “Yes, he was not at his best level, but the injury affected him a lot. On Wednesday, he will be 100% ready and we will see the best version of him.”
Bellingham hopes to break Bayern Munich’s knot, as he was unable to win in 9 matches against the Bavarian club, 8 of which were with a Borussia Dortmund shirt.
It is noteworthy that Bellingham participated this season in 37 matches, during which he scored 21 goals and assisted 10 others. He is considered the top scorer for Real Madrid in all tournaments, equal to Vinicius Junior.
