La Liga title-chasers Real Madrid may have Jude Bellingham to thank after the England international’s goalscoring form continued with a late first-half goal at Rayo Vallecano.
On a night where Kylian Mbappé was not included in the team due to his injury in midweek, Carlo Ancelotti’s men struggled for much of the first half to turn their dominance in possession into goals before shockingly going 2-0 down against Iñigo Pérez’s Los Franjirrojos.
But in typical fashion, Real battled back. First, a thunderous effort from Federico Valverde cut the deficit in half before Bellingham headed home just before added time.
With that, Bellingham took his recent run of form to six goals and three assists in his last six La Liga appearances.
No Mbappé? No problem.
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