Late Bellingham strike earns victory at Valencia and sends Madrid top of La Liga

The England midfielder sealed the win by scoring seven minutes into stoppage time, to leave Real Madrid top of the table with 43 points, two ahead of Atletico Madrid, who have a game in hand
Late Bellingham strike earns victory at Valencia and sends Madrid top of La Liga

Jude Bellingham acknowledges the fans after the team's victory against Valencia CF where the Englishman scored a late winner

Late strikes from Luka Modric and Jude Bellingham earned 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Valencia on Friday as the visitors moved top of the LaLiga standings.

Real had to fight back after Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the 27th minute by tapping into an open goal after Thibaut Courtois had blocked Javi Guerra's first close-range effort.

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