Champions League final next up for Bellingham in treble quest as Real Madrid face Dortmund

Jude Bellingham's dream first season at Real Madrid could be set for a memorable new high on Saturday when the Spanish giants attempt to become Champions League winners for a record-extending 15th time.

Real go into the clash at Wembley Stadium as overwhelming favourites against Bellingham's former club Borussia Dortmund having already secured a 36th La Liga title – another record – after finishing 10 points clear of rivals Barcelona.

Leading that charge to yet another Spanish crown was their €103 million summer signing from Germany, whose 19 goals in 28 appearances made him the surprise third top scorer in La Liga – level with Barca goal machine Robert Lewandowski and behind only Villarreal's Alexander Sorloth (23) and Artem Dovbyk (24) of third-placed Girona.

Bellingham's efforts saw him named La Liga's Player of the Seasonthis week, beating teammate Vinicius Junior, Dovbyk, Lewandowski and Antoine Griezmann at Atletico Madrid to the award after coming top in a vote by fans, club captains and a panel of experts.

It is the second individual award of the season after the midfielder picked up the World Breakthrough of the Year prize at the Laureus World Sports Awards in April, when he made clear his target for the rest of the campaign was “more trophies” – meaning a treble of La Liga, Champions League and the European Championship with England.

It is this drive for success that has impressed his Madrid teammates. “Our fans got used to Cristiano Ronaldo, now they have Jude,” gushed Vinicius Junior. “Bellingham was born to play for Real Madrid.”

“Jude has shown to everyone what kind of player and what kind of talent he is,” hailed veteran midfielder Luka Modric this week. “But what surprised me about him, because I didn’t