Kane & Bellingham set for Champions League showdown

Jude Bellingham has scored 21 goals successful 36 games successful each competitions during his debut play astatine Real Madrid

England whitethorn person nary Premier League clubs near successful nan Champions League but 2 of nan country's biggest stars will spell caput to caput for a spot successful nan competition's final.

Jude Bellingham, meanwhile, has lit up nan Bernabeu during his debut play astatine Real Madrid.

England leader Gareth Southgate will nary uncertainty beryllium among nan keenest of observers erstwhile nan brace meet successful nan first limb successful Munich connected Tuesday.

Both men are group to beryllium cardinal to nan Three Lions' Euro 2024 campaign, but who will prevail astatine nine level?

Can Bellingham outdo Ronaldo?

Bellingham had each apical nine fighting for his signature past summertime aft it became clear 1 of football's starring young talents would beryllium connected nan move.

The erstwhile Birmingham City subordinate had starred astatine Borussia Dortmund and nan likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea each reportedly went retired of their measurement to person Bellingham to subordinate them.

But nan propulsion of Real Madrid proved excessively overmuch for nan Stourbridge-born midfielder and he moved to Spain successful an £89m move.

Having a value tag for illustration that hanging complete a subordinate is 1 point but really would Bellingham fare pinch nan added unit of being 1 of Real's Galacticos?

Quite brilliantly is nan answer. In each competitions, nan England world has scored 21 goals and registered 10 assists successful 36 games.

He has besides scored injury-time winners against Barcelona location and distant successful La Liga to further cement his spot arsenic 1 of Real's prima men.

Cristiano Ronaldo's first play astatine nan Bernabeu was much awesome successful position of goals, but nan five-time Ballon d'Or victor ended his first run without a trophy.

Bellingham, connected nan different hand, is connected people for a La Liga title and 3 games distant from winning nan Champions League too.

With 4 goals and 4 assists successful 8 continental games truthful acold this term, Bellingham is connected a ngo to bring nan European Cup trophy backmost to nan Spanish superior for nan 15th time.

But successful bid to execute that, he must first lead his broadside past Bayern and England team-mate Harry Kane.

If either Bellingham aliases Kane assistance nan Champions League this season, they whitethorn conscionable spell connected to beryllium nan favourite for nan Ballon d'Or travel nan extremity of nan year.

Kane's silverware hunt continues

Harry Kane has scored 35 of his 42 Bayern goals successful Bundesliga

Kane joined Bayern Munich from Tottenham Hotspur connected a four-year woody past August for an first 100m euros (£86.4m) positive add-ons.

While it was hoped he would deed nan crushed moving fixed his evident value and ability, Spurs' all-time apical scorer has exceeded anticipation astatine Bayern.

He has scored 42 goals successful each competitions successful his debut run for nan Bundesliga giants, beating his erstwhile champion haul of 41 for Tottenham successful 2017-18.

Thirty-five of those goals person been successful nan German apical formation and he is six short of Robert Lewandowski's grounds of 41 goals successful a Bundesliga play pinch 3 games left.

In 10 Champions League matches Kane has netted 7 times and provided 3 assists, including a punishment successful Bayern's 2-2 tie successful nan quarter-final first limb against aged rivals Arsenal.

Only Kylian Mbappe has scored much than Kane successful this season's competition.

However, nan Bavarian giants are without a triumph successful their past 7 knockout meetings against Real Madrid - drafting 1 and losing six.

With nan Bundesliga title already relinquished and head Thomas Tuchel departing astatine nan extremity of nan season, this is nan past chance for Bayern to extremity nan run pinch silverware.