Real Madrid vs. Union Berlin Betting Tips: Jude Bellingham to find the net on Wednesday
Titans Real Madrid begin their 2023/24 Champions League campaign in Wednesday's early kick-off slot against Union Berlin.
Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga and Union Berlin are the four teams that comprise this year's Champions League Group C.
With the instrumental capture of Jude Bellingham, Madrid will look to correct their 2022/23 UCL campaign which ended with a 4-0 pasting by Manchester City in their semi-final second leg.
Meanwhile, Union Berlin have upgraded their European adventure from last season's Europa League foray to facing the world's elite in this season's Champions League competition thanks to a fourth-place Bundesliga finish.
Real Madrid vs Union Berlin Tips
Sunday's 2-1 win over Real Sociedad saw Jude Bellingham draw his first blank in a Real Madrid shirt.
While it's difficult to describe him as a sensation since joining given his previous performances at such a tender age, the 20-year-old has given us a real insight into the path his career may take.
For both club and country Jude is utilising his attributes further up the field and it's paying immediate dividends. Bellingham is La Liga's top goalscorer with five goals in as many games.
Better yet, the former Dortmund and Birmingham City midfielder has been incredibly clinical from his new role as a number 10. He's let off 12 shots during this time, nine of which have hit the target, giving him a conversion rate of just below 50%.
As we've seen previously, the youngster relishes playing against the elite in this competition, scoring in each of his first four group fixtures in Dortmund yellow last term.
The step up to Champions League football will be a big ask for Union Berlin, especially given the baptism of fire awaiting them at the Santiago Bernabeu on Gameweek 1.
Madrid have maximum points from their opening five La Liga fixtures, scoring 10 and conceding three. More positively for the visitors, however, is how BTTS has landed in three of Real's last four - with two of those games coming on home soil.
In the opposite camp, both teams have scored in four of Berlin's five this season, with the German side conceding seven goals during this time.
Wednesday's visitors have lost two straight Bundesliga matches to RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg, so you'd expect Madrid to get the job done at home, but not without a fight from Urs Fischer's men.
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