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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Bellingham headed home seconds after final whistle</li><li>Referee blew for full-time while Madrid were attacking</li><li>English midfielder shown straight red, will face suspension</li></ul>

Furious Jude Bellingham SENT OFF for hounding referee after being denied last-minute winner by full-time whistle - with Real Madrid players and staff raging at decision

Bellingham nodded home in the 99th minute of the clash between the two teams, scoring what seemed to be Los Blancos' third in a 3-2 comeback win. However, the referee blew for time before the ball was delivered - despite Bellingham's side still being in an attacking phase of play.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Bellingham thought he won it! 😱 The Englishman put the ball in the back of the net, but the final whistle sounded just seconds beforehand ❌ Real Madrid players are FURIOUS 😤 <a href="https://t.co/MvmLFkZdmH">pic.twitter.com/MvmLFkZdmH</a>— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/PremSportsTV/status/1764051502702739593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Bellingham's would-be-goal seemed to have marked an impressive turnaround for Los Blancos, who trailed 2-0 after 30 minutes. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/real-madrid-vinicius-junior-la-liga-valencia-racist-abuse/bltc9e3e689f8ad092e" target="_blank">A Vinicius Jr double brought them back into the game</a>, but a late winner never came. The result <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/real-madrid-player-ratings-vs-valencia-vinicius-jr-jude-bellingham/bltbc113df3036b87a2" target="_blank">ended 2-2 </a>after a dizzying matchup.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Bellingham has since expressed his displeasure with the decision on social media, retweeting a number of posts criticising the referee. The England international will face a ban, barring a successful appeal, and could miss two games.

WHAT NEXT FOR BELLINGHAM?

Furious Jude Bellingham SENT OFF for hounding referee after being denied last-minute winner by referee’s full-time whistle - with Real Madrid players and staff raging at decision | Goal.com India

Jude Bellingham was sent off for dissent after seeing a last-second winner denied by the final whistle in a chaotic clash with Valencia