Real Madrid seems to have become dependent on Bellingham this season, otherwise they will always have difficulty winning matches. Bellingham of course likes to do everything to make his team win the match, but if Real Madrid relies too much on his performance and goal opportunities to win, then I'm sure they will have a very difficult time winning if the opposing team keeps a close guard on Bellingham throughout the match.
Real Madrid is the favorite team in every Champions League season, I admit that's true. But since several Premier League teams have broken the dominance of La Liga teams in the Champions League, I think Real Madrid's chances will not be too big. Manchester City is the favorite team too, they will definitely fight to defend their title this season.
this is why Ancelotti is currently looking for the best striker to add to the line up to get scoring opportunities when Bellingham is blocked by many opposing defense players and I can understand if recently Bellingham has had difficulty scoring because several teams know that Real Madrid relies on this player so the opposing team defense will always try to make it difficult for Ballingham to score and with the arrival of the striker who will come, it is not certain who it will be, this will really help Ancelotti to set a new strategy and strengthen Madrid attack line.
on the one hand, I also admit that after City succeeded in breaking Madrid dominance in the UCL, currently Man City also has a pretty good chance of being the favorite in the UCL, but things will change after the best striker will come to Madrid and we will see Real Madrid win the title.