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Almeria 1-3 Real Madrid: Player Ratings as Bellingham brace secures Blancos win

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Real Madrid continued their La Liga campaign with a brilliant comeback victory.

Real Madrid defeated Almeria 3-1 in their La Liga game on Saturday. A brilliant attacking display secured the three points for the Blancos at the Estadio Mediterraneo.

Bellingham is unstoppable!

Almeria stunned the visitors with an early goal as Sergio Arribas found the back of the net in the third minute.

The hosts then tried to maintain their lead by staying in their own half but failed to withstand Real Madrid’s pressure. Jude Bellingham made it 1-1 for the Blancos with a precise shot in the 19th minute.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side thought they had completed their comeback in the first half’s extra time. But Toni Kroos’ goal was ruled out after a quick VAR check.

Real Madrid had to wait until the hour mark to score their second goal of the night. Bellingham completed his brace with a fantastic header, converting a searching cross from Kroos.

The visitors stayed in charge of the game after Bellingham’s goal. They finally doubled their lead with a brilliant shot from Vinicius Junior, which found the top-left corner of the net.

Player Ratings

Almeria: Maximiano (6), Pubill (6), Chumi (5), Gonzalez (6), Akieme (5), Baba (7), Robertone (8), Arribas (7), Ramazani (7), Embarba (7), Suarez (6).

Bench: Kone (6), Pozo (7), Melero (5), Puigmal (6), Lazaro (-).

Real Madrid: Lunin (8), Carvajal (7), Rudiger (7), Alaba (6), Garcia (6), Tchouameni (7), Kroos (8), Valverde (7), Bellingham (9), Rodrygo (7), Vinicius Jr (7).

Bench: Modric (7), Camavinga (5), Jeselu (5), Vazquez (6), Diaz (6).