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Jude Bellingham Shown Red Card for Furious Reaction to Disallowed Goal Against Valencia

Jude Bellingham was shown the first red card of his Real Madrid career after having a goal disallowed during a chaotic end to Saturday's 2-2 draw at Valencia.

Robert Summerscales

Jude Bellingham Shown Red Card for Furious Reaction to Disallowed Goal Against Valencia
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Jude Bellingham was shown the first red card of his Real Madrid career after a chaotic end to Saturday's 2-2 draw at Valencia.

Bellingham thought that he had scored a 99th-minute winner for Madrid when he met a Brahim Diaz cross with an excellent header to send the ball into the Valencia net.

But referee Jesus Gil Manzano had blown the final whistle two seconds before the ball crossed the goal-line.

Madrid's players were furious and Bellingham was sent off, seemingly for something he said.

Former New England Revolution manager Steve Nicol said of the incident in his post-game analysis for ESPN: "Absolutely horrible refereeing.

"It makes no sense that you second-guess yourself and then you see that the ball is being crossed, and then you decide to blow the whistle.

"It's just horrible refereeing."

Two goals from Vinicius Junior had earlier seen Madrid fight back from 2-0 down to level the game following first-half strikes from Hugo Duro and Roman Yaremchuk.

This was Bellingham's first appearance for Madrid since February 10.

He had missed Madrid's last three games after spraining his left ankle during a 4-0 win over title rivals Girona.

Saturday's result saw Madrid move seven points clear at the top of La Liga but that lead could be cut to four points if Girona win away at Mallorca on Sunday.

Bellingham's red card is likely to result in him being suspended for Madrid's next three domestic games - against Osasuna, Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao.

Highlights: Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid

Jude Bellingham pictured looking shocked after having a late goal disallowed during Real Madrid's La Liga game at Valencia in March 2024 because the ball crossed the goal-line after the referee had blown for full-time
Jude Bellingham pictured looking shocked after having a late goal disallowed during Real Madrid's La Liga game at Valencia because the ball crossed the goal-line after the referee had blown for full-time :: IMAGO/Photo Players Images/Jose Torres
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.