England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been selected in Real Madrid’s squad for its opening Champions League game against Marseille after recovering from shoulder surgery.
Bellingham has not played for Madrid since the Club World Cup in the United States, after which he underwent an operation on his left shoulder on July 16.
He had been nursing the shoulder injury since 2023 but was delaying the surgery to avoid missing time with Madrid and England.
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Bellingham has missed four Spanish league games at the start of this season, with Madrid winning all of them.
Madrid, the 15-time European champion, opens its Champions League campaign at home to Marseille on Tuesday.
Published on Sep 15, 2025
