🇪🇸 Bellingham wins it late as Real Madrid beat Barcelona in classic game | OneFootball

An injury-time winner from Jude Bellingham gave Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over Barcelona at the Bernabeu, near-sealing the La Liga title for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

Scorers: Vini Jr. 18′, Vázquez 73′, Bellingham 90+1′; Christensen 6′, López 69′

Barça opened the scoring after just six minutes. Raphinha whipped a corner in that Andriy Lunin failed to catch, allowing Andreas Christensen to head home at the far post.

Real responded quickly with Vini Jr. coming close to finding an equaliser. The Brazilian then headed over after meeting Toni Kroos’ dangerous free-kick.

At the third time of asking, he did score. Lucas Vázquez was taken down in the box and Vini stepped up and confidently slotted the ball past Marc-André ter Stegen from the spot.

In the 28th minute, Barça thought they had scored but VAR adjudged that Lamine Yamal’s strike did not go over the line. The goal-line technology seemingly didn’t work in what was a very controversial moment.

Both sides attacked throughout, with Real perhaps having the better off it before the half-time break. Vini should have done better when through on goal but tried to find Rodrygo instead, which was snuffed out by Los Cules’ defence.

In the second half, the game slowed down slightly. Barça had Pedri on in midfield after Frenkie de Jong had been taken off on a stretcher following a tough tackle from Fede Valverde.

Vini continued to be Real’s main outlet with one expert ball from Luka Modrić on the counter from a corner finding the forward on the run as his pace tested Barça’s defence.

Ferran Torres could count himself lucky to be ruled offside after he ran through and put the ball wide of Lunin under pressure from Eduardo Camavinga.

Barcelona did take the lead shortly after though, Fermín López smashing home after Lunin’s save fell into his path less than six yards out.

Like in the first half, their lead didn’t last long, this time for just four minutes. Vini put a dangerous ball across the box which Vázquez met with a stunning flying volley.

Despite Barça needing the win more, it was Real who looked the more likely to grab the all-important fifth goal as the game inched towards the 90.

They got that goal in the first minute of added time. Vázquez was again involved, putting a ball across the box that Jude Bellingham got on the end of with a fierce left-footed shot that cannoned into the net.

Like he did in the reverse fixture in October, the England midfielder had the final say with a late winning goal in the biggest game in club football.

Real now sit 11 points clear of their great rivals and look certain to clinch a 36th title in the coming weeks.