Jude Bellingham discusses Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or credentials before crunch Bayern Munich v Real Madrid clash – ‘It depends on…’

Bellingham, who battled with Bayern in his three seasons with Borussia Dortmund, admits that group accolades are simply as very important to particular person ones within the award race, and recognises that thwarting Kane’s European efforts could hurt his Ballon d’Or hopes.

“Similar to the debates we’ve had in the last years, it all depends on what the team achieves,” Bellingham defined.

“Harry’s an unbelievable player, but it depends on what his teams do first and foremost.”

Bayern head into Wednesday’s showdown with confidence following a 5-0 win over St. Pauli on Saturday.

Kane was rested as his group-mates secured an emphatic victory at Millerntor-Stadion, extending their profitable run to 5 matches as they edge nearer to a report-setting thirty fifth Bundesliga title.

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“It seems like they’re going to win the Bundesliga, which obviously hurts me considering my brother is at Dortmund, and I was a player there,” Bellingham continued.

“Again, it depends on what he does with England, and hopefully, we can try and stop them from winning the Champions League tomorrow, which will obviously have a big effect.”

Whilst the 22-yr-outdated will hope his facet can blunt Kane’s effectiveness in Europe, Bellingham is aware of how very important Kane will probably be come the summer time, when the duo will hyperlink up as key elements of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad on the World Cup.

The 32-yr-outdated Kane has already netted 113 targets for Bayern in solely his third season on the membership, and is battling Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe for essentially the most targets scored within the Champions League this season.

The Frenchman scored his 14th European aim of the marketing campaign when he pulled one again within the first leg towards Bayern.

After Wednesday’s clash, Kane and Mbappe won’t share a pitch till, doubtlessly, the ultimate of this yr’s World Cup.

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“He’s a sensational player,” Bellingham stated about Kane. “It’s a pleasure to play with him with the national team. I think he’s amazing.

“He’s displaying everybody the final two or three years he is reached a degree the place he is virtually perfected his craft when it comes to what he can do as a striker.

“It’s a joy to watch as a team-mate going into the World Cup. It’s an amazing sight to see him going into such a level of form. But of course, tomorrow we want to be able to nullify his threat.”

When is Real Madrid v Bayern Munich?

Bayern Munich v Real Madrid takes place on Wednesday, April 15 at Allianz Arena in Munich.