Bellingham In Real Madrid Return For Marseille Tie

Fit-again England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been named successful Real Madrid's squad for Tuesday's opening Champions League fixture against Marseille.

The 22-year-old had surgery connected a long-standing enarthrosis rumor successful July and has not played since nan summer's Fifa Club World Cup.

Bellingham has struggled pinch nan problem since 2023, erstwhile he dislocated his enarthrosis successful a crippled against Rayo Vallecano.

He returned to training past week and has now been included successful coach Xabi Alonso's 23-man squad for nan lucifer astatine nan Bernabeu.

Bellingham joined Real from Borussia Dortmund for £115m 2 years agone and won nan La Liga title and Champions League successful his first season, scoring 23 goals successful 43 appearances.

He scored 15 goals successful 58 games past season, pinch Los Blancos losing nan convention title to Barcelona and knocked retired of nan Champions League successful nan quarter-finals by Arsenal.

Bellingham's chap Englishman Trent Alexander-Arnold is besides successful nan squad for nan sojourn of nan Ligue 1 side.

Former Liverpool defender Alexander-Arnold played nan past 8 minutes of their 2-1 triumph complete Real Sociedad astatine nan play having struggled to displace knowledgeable Spain full-back Dani Carvajal successful nan starting line-up.

Alonso said Carvajal's "competitive spirit" and "the power he holds arsenic a captain" are a captious plus for Real.

"He [Carvajal] was still recovering while we were successful nan United States, but now he's fresh capable to play, you tin spot what a affirmative effect he has connected everyone astir him," added Alonso.

"We request to person those kinds of leaders successful a dressing room, they're crucial. Carva is an illustration of that. There are tons of others and we request that beardown halfway to guideline nan rest."