By Ojomah Austin.
Emre Can was handed the job of shackling the Madrid danger-man and he did so by utilising a mix of brutish force – the former Liverpool man twice catching the England international in the first 30 minutes – and clever positioning, denying Bellingham the space in which he likes to operate.
With Madrid’s much vaunted front three of Bellingham, Vinicius Jnr and Rodrygo offering little, Dortmund started to believe and they ought to have gone into the break at least one goal ahead.
Adeyemi saw another effort saved by Courtois while the Belgium goalkeeper also did well to palm clear a Marcel Sabitzer drive.
At the second half, Real Madrid began to find their feet in front of goal which later paid of at the 74th Minutes with a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday.
Defender Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos’ corner on 74 minutes before Vinicius fired home to extend Madrid’s record as the most successful club in the competition’s history…