Real Madrid vs Union Berlin 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Real Madrid

90'+4': Jude Bellingham

FT
1 - 0

1. FC Union Berlin

Bellingham gives Real Madrid last-gasp UCL win over Union Berlin

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Jude Bellingham scored deep in added time as Real Madrid wore down a resilient Union Berlin to claim a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu in their Group C opener on Wednesday, spoiling the Bundesliga side's Champions League debut.

Match Commentary

1': Lucas Tousart (1. FC Union Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Real Madrid 0, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
66': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Kevin Volland replaces Kevin Behrens.
66': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
73': Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Nacho.
80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Paul Jaeckel replaces Leonardo Bonucci.
80': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. David Datro Fofana replaces Sheraldo Becker.
80': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Luka Modric.
83': Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Aljoscha Kemlein replaces Lucas Tousart.
90'+4': Goal! Real Madrid 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 1, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 65,207

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

FCU		RMA
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	16
6	Saves	0
24.6	Possession	75.4
4	SHOTS	32
0	ON GOAL	7
0.0	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
178	Accurate Passes	746
263	Passes	809
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	10
10	Crosses	37
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	39
15	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	10
6	Effective Tackles	4
15	Tackles	6
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	5
35	Effective Clearances	10
35	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
6	Nacho
22	Antonio Rüdiger
4	David Alaba
17	Lucas Vázquez
11	Rodrygo
18	Aurélien Tchouaméni
5	Jude Bellingham
12	Eduardo Camavinga
10	Luka Modric
14	Joselu

Substitutes:

Lucas Cañizares, Fran García, Vinicius Augusto, Brahim Díaz, Gonzalo García, Dani Ceballos, Federico Valverde, Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos, Andriy Lunin.

1. FC Union Berlin (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Frederik Ronnow (GK)
23	Leonardo Bonucci
4	Diogo Leite
5	Danilho Doekhi
20	Aïssa Laïdouni
33	Alex Král
29	Lucas Tousart
6	Robin Gosens
18	Josip Juranovic
17	Kevin Behrens
27	Sheraldo Becker

Substitutes:

Christopher Trimmel, Jérôme Roussillon, Yannic Stein, Aljoscha Kemlein, Alexander Schwolow, Paul Jaeckel, Brenden Aaronson, David Datro Fofana, Kevin Volland.