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WATCH: Jude Bellingham assists Dani Carvajal for epic Real Madrid comeback win

Jude Bellingham, Vinicus Junior and Dani Carvajal celebrate a 3-2 comeback win for Real Madrid against Almeria in January 2024.
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Jude Bellingham has played his part in another epic comeback for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty and assisting a dramatic late winner for Dani Carvajal in an amazing comeback victory for Los Blancos against Almeria on Sunday.

Madrid found themselves a goal down inside 38 seconds at the Santiago Bernabeu after a mistake by Nacho allowed the visitors to break and score through Largie Ramazani.

Vinicius Junior then made it 2-2 after 67 minutes to set up a frenetic finale, but Almeria still looked good for a point as time ticked away.

Madrid love a late comeback, though, and Bellingham cushioned a header across goal in the ninth minute of added time for Carvajal to convert from close range at the far post.

That sparked epic celebrations at the Bernabeu and the win sees Carlo Ancelotti's side stay a point behind leaders Girona, 5-1 winners over Sevilla later on Sunday, having played one fewer fixture.

Almeria, meanwhile, were furious at a number of decisions which went against them in the second half at the Bernabeu.

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Jude Bellingham ahead of Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo? A former team-mate of the Real Madrid legends has explained how the England midfielder has the edge on the Frenchman and the Portuguese.

Meanwhile, it has been claimed that Bellingham rejected Manchester United because the Red Devils were unable to guarantee him first-team football at Old Trafford.

And following his heroics in El Clasico for Real Madrid recently, the England midfielder has been compared to Los Blancos legend Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ben Hayward
Freelance Writer

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.