Jude Bellingham bagged a brace as Real Madrid maintained their winning start with a 3-1 victory away to Almeria on Saturday night.
LaLiga
Result: Almeria 1-3 Real Madrid
Date: 19 August 2023
Venue: Power Horse Stadium
Los Blancos manager Carlo Ancelotti made two changes from the win last weekend, as German duo Toni Kroos and Antonio Rudiger came in for Camavinga and the injured Eder Militao.
The home side stunned Los Blancos after just three minutes into the contest after embarking on a swift counter-attack with Robertone crossing for Sergio Arribas to head home from close-range.
Almeria's early lead did come as a surprise considering they have not beaten Los Blancos in their last 12 attempts, with their last win coming in 2008.
It didn't take too long for the visitors to get back on level terms when Jude Bellingham made it two goals in two games with a close-range finish after some good work by Federico Valverde.
The Madrid side took control thereafter and managed to put the ball in the back of the net just before the break through Kroos' strike, but celebrations were cut short due to a foul in the build-up.
Ancelotti's continued to dominate in the second half and were rewarded in the 60th minute as Bellingham arrived late in the box to turn home Kroos' cross to complete his brace.
Los Blancos were well on their way to extending their unbeaten record against Almeria after bagging a third goal in the 73rd, with Bellingham turning provider to pick out Vinicius Junior for his first goal of the season.
There would be no hat-trick for Bellingham as his evening came to an end with ten minutes left, as he made way for loan signing Joselu to see out the rest of the encounter.
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