The game between Real Madrid and Valencia ended on a heated note. The game ended in a 2-2- draw. However, Real Superstar Jude Bellingham tried to get a win for his team at the last minute. Still, unfortunately, the referee, Jesus Gil Manzano, blew the whistle just before Bellingham’s goal reached the net. Bellingham got a red card in an attempt to reason with the referee. As a result, La Liga suspended him for two matches and fined 600 Euros. His suspension comes as a blow to his team, but luckily, Real Madrid is seven points clear at the top of the La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti to Jude Bellingham’s Defense
Ancelotti spoke to reporters after the draw with Valencia. He said, “Something unprecedented has happened and it’s never happened to me before. We were annoyed by Bellingham’s red card because he didn’t say anything insulting. It was frustration. He didn’t insult the referee. He was respectful. He spoke in English and just said: ‘It was a f***ing goal’. Obviously, he came close to the referee, but given what had happened that was pretty normal. He did not insult, not at all.”
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La Liga Referee Match Report
An hour after the game, the officials released the referee’s report. It read, “In minute 999 (sic), the player (5) Bellingham, Jude Victor William, was sent off for the following motive: After the end of the game and while still on the pitch, he came running over to me in an aggressive way shouting, repeatedly: ‘It’s a f*****g goal.”
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Real Madrid tried to appeal against the referee’s decision, but their plea was unsuccessful. The club held that Bellingham’s words were neither offensive nor insulting. However, the Spanish Federation (RFEF) deemed their evidence insufficient and supported the referee’s decision to ban Bellingham for two matches.
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Conclusion
What happened to Jude Bellingham in the last game against Valencia is quite unfortunate. However, since he has support from his team, Real Madrid, starting with his coach, Ancelotti, all he can do is sit and wait for the two matches to end so that he can get back to the field.
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