'All-or-nothing' clash with Bayern will define Real Madrid's season, insists Bellingham

[p]Trophy-less last season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] are staring down another year without silverware, with the Champions League perhaps their best chance this year.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] hold a 2-1 lead after winning in Madrid and need to avoid defeat to reach the final four.[/p][p]Speaking in Munich on Tuesday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Bellingham[/a] said Real's season would be effectively over if they fail to progress on Wednesday.[/p][p][b]"Considering what's happened in the league, in the cups, it's almost a final for us tomorrow," [/b]the England midfielder said.[/p][p][b]"Given the situation we're in, we want to be still playing for something, rather than having games pass us by."[/b][/p][embed guid="98e64759-3ca8-4546-a486-e5be942603a5" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2044146171128488290" social-type="twitter" /][p]Real are nine points behind arch rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] in La Liga with nine games to play, having lost the Spanish Super Cup final to the same opponents. Real also crashed out of the Copa del Rey against second-flight Albacete at the last-16 stage.[/p][p][b]"Any loss in the Champions League feels like a disaster, and like I said, given the situation we're in, we understand tomorrow is a final," [/b]said Bellingham.[/p][p][b]"It feels as if everything's riding on this game. We have to see it like that. It's an all-or-nothing game.[/b][/p][p][b]"We'd like to believe that we'd have more chances if it doesn't go well tomorrow, but that's not how football is.[/b][/p][p]"We've dropped too many points in the league. Tomorrow, we've got a chance to remove all of that. If we do well in the Champions League, then the league can take a backseat."[/p][embed guid="5e3c5254-9af0-4327-9385-f8d22699eb81" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2044121005816250855" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 22-year-old praised England captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] but said he would do everything in his power to stop the Bayern striker from succeeding.[/p][p][b]"Hopefully, we can stop him from winning the Champions League tomorrow, which will have a big effect," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"He's a sensational player. He's reached a level where he's almost perfected his craft. It's a joy to watch as a teammate."[/b][/p][p]Bellingham impressed after coming off the bench in the first leg as he continues his return from a hamstring injury.[/p][p][b]"It's been a bit of a frustrating season for me,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"But I'm feeling good now. The most difficult thing about coming back is mental. A scan can tell you a hamstring is fine, but a lot of the block is in your head."[/b][/p][embed guid="470ee554-8eff-4be8-81ca-f40ce352b1a4" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2044056725066568013" social-type="twitter" /][p]The midfielder also spoke out against rumours he was enjoying life in the Spanish capital a little too much.[/p][p][b]"People were making things up about my private life, that I was in the clubs, like to drink, that I was out often. It's simply not true," [/b]Bellingham stressed.[/p][p][b]"I've enjoyed nights out in Madrid, of course I have, but how often they said I was going out just didn't happen.[/b][/p][p]"I'm very professional. I'm at the training ground every day trying to better myself in a lot of ways."[/p][p]Real coach Alvaro Arbeloa was bullish ahead of the challenge, saying his team would rely on their European pedigree.[/p][p][b]"We are Real Madrid, a team who come here thinking about winning. We are the team of 15 Champions League titles, a team of great players," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"Nobody knows how it'll end, but what we're sure of is we're Real Madrid, and with our weapons we can try everything.[/b][/p][p]"We simply need to show who we are."[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=zXC8QVx3"]Follow Real Madrid against Bayern Munich with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]