Bellingham scores again to rescue Real Madrid

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Jude Bellingham rescued Real Madrid with a stoppage-time winner against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Former Real striker Borja Mayoral had given the visitors a shock lead on 11 minutes.

Joselu equalised in the second half and after piling on the pressure Bellingham completed the turnaround five minutes into added time.

Madrid's fourth win in four games puts them five points clear at the top of La Liga.

Getafe did not include on-loan Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood in their squad after his arrival on Friday, and started well when Mayoral opened the scoring, rounding Kepa Arrizabalaga and finishing emphatically despite Antonio Rudiger's best efforts to recover.

England midfielder Bellingham thought he'd won Real a penalty midway through the first half but VAR reversed the decision, before Luka Modric saw a header tipped over the bar.

It took just two second-half minutes and a lengthy VAR check for Joselu to level as he fired in from close range after the ball fell kindly from a sumptuous Modric cross.

With Madrid frantically searching for a winner, Bellingham pounced after David Soria spilled Nacho's shot to secure a fortuitous victory for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

The 20-year-old's first goal at the Bernabeu means he has scored in every game so far this season, and is La Liga's top scorer with five goals.

The match was also the first played under a retractable roof at the stadium, with Real starting the season with three away games while the building work was completed.

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation 4-3-1-2

25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
2Carvajal RamosSubstituted forVázquezat 76'minutes
22RüdigerBooked at 45mins
4Alaba
20García TorresSubstituted forNachoat 45'minutes
10ModricSubstituted forDíazat 77'minutes
18TchouaméniSubstituted forValverdeat 80'minutes
5Bellingham
12CamavingaSubstituted forKroosat 45'minutesBooked at 51mins
14Joselu
11Rodrygo

Substitutes

6Nacho
8Kroos
13Lunin
15Valverde
17Vázquez
21Díaz
30González
32Paz
33García

Getafe

Formation 4-1-3-2

13SoriaBooked at 68mins
22SuárezSubstituted forCarmonaat 77'minutesBooked at 90mins
6de Sousa Coutinho Meneses Duarte
23Mitrovic
4ÁlvarezBooked at 83mins
2Dakonam
11AleñáSubstituted forIglesiasat 58'minutesBooked at 81mins
15AldereteSubstituted forArambarriat 45'minutes
20Maksimovic
19MayoralBooked at 87minsSubstituted forLozanoat 90+3'minutes
14LatasaBooked at 7minsSubstituted forMataat 77'minutes

Substitutes

1Cerantola Fuzato
3Angileri
7Mata
8Arambarri
17Lozano
18Carmona
21Iglesias
27Rivera
35Benito

Referee:Mario Melero López

Attendance:66,747

Live Text

Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Getafe 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Getafe 1.
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
Foul by Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
Djené Dakonam (Getafe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Soria.
Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
Goal! Real Madrid 2, Getafe 1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
José Ángel Carmona (Getafe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by José Ángel Carmona (Getafe).
Substitution, Getafe. Anthony Lozano replaces Borja Mayoral.
Attempt missed. Djené Dakonam (Getafe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Domingos Duarte.
Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Gastón Álvarez (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).