Madrid denied late winner against Valencia as Ancelotti vows to appeal Bellingham red card

Real Madrid Jude Bellingham was denied a late winner for Real Madrid against Valencia in La Liga on Saturday and the England midfielder was then shown the red card amid furious protests at Mestalla.

Madrid conceded twice in the space of three first-half minutes as Hugo Duro opened the scoring for Valencia and Roman Yaremchuk made it 2-0 to the home side on the half-hour mark.

But Vinicius Junior, on his return to the stadium where he received racial abuse last season, pulled a goal back in added time at the end of the first half and the Brazilian levelled the scores with another after 76 minutes.

That set up a thrilling finale in a fixture that is always an intense affair and Bellingham, making his return to the Real Madrid side after sustaining an injury against Girona in early February, thought he had won it for Los Blancos right at the end of added time.

The England midfielder rose to head home a cross from Brahim Diaz with 98 minutes and 42 seconds on the clock at Mestalla, but referee Jesus Gil Manzano had started blowing his whistle for full time an instant before the ball went in and the goal, therefore, did not stand.

Bellingham has scored a few late winners this season, but the 20-year-old was denied on this occasion and saw red for his furious protests following the incident.

According to reports in Spain, the midfielder shouted at Gil Manzano: "It's a f**king goal! The ball is in the air!" The former Borussia Dortmund player could now face a lengthy ban.

For his part, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said: "It's something unprecedented. It had never happened to me before."

Madrid stay top of La Liga, seven points clear of second-placed Girona and nine ahead of Barcelona, having played one more match than both Catalan clubs.

Meanwhile, Madrid intends to appeal the red card shown to Bellingham. It means that the Spanish Football Federation’s Competition Committee will assess the matter during next week.

 The likelihood is that Real Madrid will be notified of this decision on Wednesday or Thursday. They will be desperate to have Bellingham available for the clash with Celta, especially given that they dropped points in the La Liga title race against Valencia.