Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Jude Bellingham finally gets his 2025-26 campaign underway

Jude Bellingham scored and put in a man-of-the-match performance as Real Madrid recorded a 1-0 victory over Juventus in Wednesday's Champions League contest at Bernabeu.

Los Blancos had 28 shots during a dominant performance, but they only managed to find the back of the net on one occasion, with Bellingham registering in the second period after Vinicius Junior's effort had come off the post.

Xabi Alonso's side occupy fifth spot in the overall Champions League table, boasting nine points from three matches, while Juventus are 25th, having only picked up two points from their first three matches.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

How Bellingham needed that.

Left out of the last England squad by Three Lions head coach Thomas Tuchel, it has been a very frustrating start to the campaign for Bellingham, who has had a slow recovery from a shoulder operation.

Bellingham played 86 minutes of the La Liga clash with Getafe at the weekend, though, and he has now completed 90 minutes for the first time this season - a very important step forward.

The former Birmingham City youngster really needed a goal to kickstart his campaign, and it was a big one, with his effort securing all three points for the European Cup kings.

Real Madrid were utterly dominant against a Juventus side that struggled to deal with the pace from the hosts, and it would have been incredibly frustrating had Los Blancos been unable to turn their dominance into all three points.

REAL MADRID VS. JUVENTUS HIGHLIGHTS

Jude Bellingham goal vs. Juventus (58th min, Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus)

Jude Bellingham scores his first goal of the season to give Real Madrid the lead against Juventus ?@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/waaZia2hng
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 22, 2025

Real Madrid make the breakthrough in the 58th minute of the match through Bellingham, with the attacker turning into the back of the net from close range after Vinicius' low strike had hit the post.

MAN OF THE MATCH - JUDE BELLINGHAM

Bellingham was the star of the show against Juventus, putting in an excellent performance, while it was the Englishman's goal that ultimately decided the contest at Bernabeu.

The midfielder finished with a pass success rate of 93%, while he won two aerial duels and made two tackles during a strong display which also saw him register three shots.

BEST STATS

4 - Thibaut Courtois is making his 300th appearance for Real Madrid in all competitions, becoming the fourth goalkeeper with the most appearances in the history of the club, behind Iker Casillas (725), Paco Buyo (456) and Miguel Ángel (346). Giant. pic.twitter.com/Y4YpgFDz7F
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 22, 2025

22nd - This will be the 22nd meeting between @realmadriden and @juventusfc in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League; only Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid has been played more often (28). Clásico.@ChampionsLeague #ChampionsLeague #RM?? pic.twitter.com/TifwI44Nrt
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 22, 2025

14 - Real Madrid attempted 14 shots in the first 45 minutes of the match against Juventus, more than in any other first half without scoring this season in all competitions. Siege. pic.twitter.com/pKVb6ZppZz
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 22, 2025

Jude Bellingham has scored his first goal of the season.⚽️#UCL pic.twitter.com/31608fobqh
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) October 22, 2025

REAL MADRID VS. JUVENTUS MATCH STATS

Possession: Real Madrid 66%-34% Juventus

Shots: Real Madrid 28-13 Juventus

Shots on target: Real Madrid 10-4 Juventus

Corners: Real Madrid 13-7 Juventus

Fouls: Real Madrid 10-17 Juventus

WHAT NEXT?

Real Madrid's attention will now switch back to La Liga, with Los Blancos welcoming Barcelona to Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon for the first Clasico of the 2025-26 campaign.

The capital giants are currently top of the La Liga table, two points ahead of second-placed Barcelona.

Juventus, meanwhile, will be bidding to post their first victory in Serie A since September 13 when they head to Lazio on Sunday night; the Old Lady are seventh in the Serie A table on 12 points.