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How Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham's career has taken off

Real Madrid fans were already in love with Jude Bellingham before Wednesday's Champions League match against Union Berlin, and his late winner -- in his first European appearance for the club -- gave them another reason to hail him as their new hero.

Bellingham has made an effortless start to life in Madrid, with five goals in as many games propelling the team to the top of LaLiga. The England midfielder continued that scoring run against Union when he popped up in the fourth minute of second-half injury time with a tap-in that sealed a 1-0 win for Los Blancos at the Bernabeu.