Two goals from English striker Jude Bellingham allowed Real Madrid to reverse Sunday’s negative result and beat Barcelona 2-1, regaining the lead of the Spanish Football League on equal terms with Girona.
A 90+2 goal from Bellingham, who cemented his side as La Liga’s top scorers with 10 strikes, gave the Merengues a triumph they only truly achieved in the second half and left their Catalan opponents within four points .
German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring for Barcelona in the sixth minute and it was after the Spanish champions twice hit the Real goal post that the visitors equalized in the 68th minute with a brilliant strike from the England international.
At 20, Bellingham is enjoying a dream start in the Spanish capital, scoring 13 goals in as many games for Real Madrid, which he won by the same margin (2-1) on Tuesday. at the Sporting de Braga stadium for the Champions League.
This Sunday at the Olympic Stadium, due to renovation work at the Camp Nou, FC Barcelona, the rival of FC Porto in the “Champions”, even started in the best possible way, in a match in which the Portuguese João Cancelo and João Felix started and went to substitution in the 77th minute with the score 1–1.
The hosts were on the verge of winning after Gundogan’s incursion caught the visiting defense off guard and the Catalans could have extended their lead soon after Fermin Lopez’s 15th-minute strike hit the Real goal post.
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga again took advantage of the same “assistance” early in the second half, in the 51st minute, after Inigo Martinez’s header was returned by the post, and Real only created the first dangerous situation in the 60th minute. , after Aurelien Tchouameni’s shot was barely saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The visitors finally showed signs of non-conformity, highlighted by a strike from outside Bellingham’s box to restore parity, and it was with Robert Lewandowski in attack for the hosts that Real Madrid achieved a triumph that was perhaps not long in coming. thanks to the opportunism of the striker.
Barcelona remained in third place in the league but could overtake Atletico Madrid into fourth if the Coljoneros beat Alaves on Sunday in the first of two games they have less than the defending champions.
In the other game played this Sunday, Las Palmas achieved a 2-1 victory at the Almeria Stadium, which remains in 20th and last place and remains the only team that has not yet won the competition.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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