Summary

  • Bellingham sets Real Madrid on their way to big win over Villarreal in La Liga

  • FT: Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart - Kane scores twice as Bayern win in Bundesliga

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

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    David: La Liga weaker than the Premier League? Their clubs do seem to do rather well in European competitions.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 29 mins

    A further blow for Villarreal as Alex Baena looks to have picked up an injury.

    Baena looks distraught as he walks off the pitch to be replaced by Ramon Terrats.

  3. goal

    GOAL - Real Madrid 1-0 Villarrealpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Jude Bellingham (25 mins)

    Guess who? Yep it's that man again!

    Luka Modric plays a lovely first-time chipped cross in towards Jude Bellingham, who rises highest on the edge of the six-yard box and buries a header into the corner.

    Jude Bellingham scores for Real MadridImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

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    That last message - when will the slander to foreign leagues stop? Kane and Bellingham: top players regardless who or where they play for. Wake up there's more to football than the Prem!

    Ollie, Essex

    How can they be the world’s best based purely on goals scored ?! Look at Saka and Martinelli and what they do for Arsenal clearly better!

    Mackenzie, a slightly biased Arsenal fan

    Agree with Matt 20:18. Bellingham and Kane score goals but 'best player' needs to mean more than scoring surely?

    Andrew, Spurs Fan

  5. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 23 mins

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    That's a fine effort from Luka Modric, whose curling effort from the edge of the box clips the top of the bar with the goalkeeper beaten.

  6. FULL-TIMEpublished at 90+3 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Full time and it is a comfortable win for Bayern Munich in their final home game of 2023.

    It means it is as you were at the top of Bundesliga, with Bayer Leverkusen leading Bayern by four points, though Thomas Tuchel's side have a game in hand.

    Thomas TuchelImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    Rodrygo gets on the end of a cross from the right and forces Filip Jorgensen into a smart stop, but the offside flag goes up.

    Rodrygo has a shotImage source, Getty Images
  8. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Three minutes to be added on.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

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    Kane and Bellingham are scoring goals, lots of them. Surely though, there a better measures of a footballer. Kane is a striker, Bellingham isn’t and therefore maybe has the edge. Cole Palmer and Dejan Kulusevski have a shout for team impact.

    Matt, Chelsea fan

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 89 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    More injury concern for Bayern as Alphonso Davies kicks the ball out of play and goes down. He is replaced by 20-year-old Frans Kratzig.

  11. Postpublished at 14 mins

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    Brahim Diaz finds some space on the right-hand side of the area but his shot is well pushed behind by Filip Jorgensen.

    Real have been the better side so far.

    Brahim Diaz has a shotImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

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    Kane, Bellingham Best two players in the World??? If they were doing in the strongest league, yes but they're not. Bundesliga and La Liga much weaker than the Premiership. That being said I wouldn't know who to pick.

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  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 83 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Changes for both sides as Thomas Muller and Jamal Musiala are replaced by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Mathys Tel for Bayern.

    Leonidas Stergiou replaces Josha Vagnoman for Stuttgart.

  14. YELLOW CARDpublished at 82 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Jamie Leweling is booked for tugging back Alphonso Davies.

    Stuttgart have struggled to deal with the speedy Canada winger all evening.

  15. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    A long ball over the top tries to find Jude Bellingham, but the ball spins up in the air and Bellingham can only attempt a header on goal, but does not generate much power and Filip Jorgensen saves comfortably.

    Jude BellinghamImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Konrad Laimer teases in an inviting cross from the right that just evades three lurking Bayern Munich players.

    There's more goals in this for the home side.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 77 mins

    Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

    Another sub for Stuttgart as Deniz Undav is replaced by Jeong Woo-Yeong.

  18. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    Federico Valverde has the first effort of the match but he gets underneath it and the ball fizzes way over the bar.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

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    Harry Kane has 20 goals for Bayern Munich. Jude Bellingham has 16 for Real Madrid. Are they the best two players in the world right now?

    They would be my pick - but are they yours?

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  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2023

    Real Madrid 0-0 Villarreal

    We are now under way in Madrid.