Vinicius controversially scored with his shoulder, Real Madrid reversed their emotions against the team at the bottom of the La Liga rankings
Although Real Madrid played at home at the Bernabeu in round 21 of La Liga, they had many difficulties to win against the bottom team Almeria.
Real Madrid reversed their emotions thanks to Bellingham and Vinicius
Almeria is ranked bottom of the La Liga rankings at this time but they had an explosive match at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu stadium in round 21 of La Liga. It took the away team only 38 seconds to put the ball into goalkeeper Kepa’s net and open the score. Nacho passed the ball wrongly right in his own half and Almeria took advantage of the opportunity to “pour cold water” on him. Enter Real Madrid. The scorer for Almeria was Largie Ramazani.
After the defeat, coach Ancelotti’s students rushed to αttαck. They held the ball 74% in the first half, launched 5 shots and had no on-target situations.
Meanwhile, Almeria continued to make Kepa’s net vibrate in the 43rd minute. This time, the scorer was Edgar Gonzalez.
Real Madrid played deadlocked against Almeria in the first half
However, that is all Almeria can do. In the second half, everything returned to Real Madrid’s control.
Coach Ancelotti’s students still attacked similarly to the first half but with greater intensity. The turning point in the match took place in the 55th minute. After consulting VAR, the referee determined that Almeria’s defender touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area, so he blew a penalty. On the 11m mark, Bellingham easily defeated Maximiano.
After Bellingham’s goal, Real Madrid once again let Almeria concede in the 63rd minute. However, the referee, after reviewing VAR, determined that Lopy fouled Bellingham before Arribas scored. Therefore, Almeria’s goal was denied.
4 minutes later, Vinicius scored the equalizer for Real Madrid. Almeria players complained Vinicius scored with his hands. However, the referee, after reviewing VAR again, determined that Real Madrid’s Brazilian player scored with his shoulder.
Vinicius equalized for Real Madrid
Watching VAR 3 times in the second half caused the match to have 11 minutes of overtime. And in the 9th minute of injury time, Real Madrid found the third goal. Bellingham jumped high in the penalty area and headed the ball to Carvajal. The Spanish player cushioned the ball from close range into Almeria’s net, causing the Bernabeu to єхplσdє.
Carvajal brought victory to Real Madrid
In the end, Real Madrid won 3-2 against Almeria. The victory helps coach Ancelotti’s team continue to lead the La Liga rankings with 51 points. Meanwhile, Almeria is still at the bottom of the rankings with only 6 points.