Bellingham saves poor Real Madrid in El Clasico vs. Barca

Real Madrid emerged as the comeback winners of Saturday's Clasico against Barcelona thanks to the heroics of Jude Bellingham

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With the result, Barcelona have their first loss of the LaLiga season and fall to third on the league table as Real Madrid leapfrog their way to first.

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Real Madrid's comeback from being down a goal at halftime is the first such rally in El Clasico since 1988.

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Barcelona looked at first to be cruising in front of a home crowd, taking an early lead through a sixth-minute Ilkay Gündogan goal. But then The Jude Bellingham Show began.

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First, the English midfielder scored from a stunning, thunderous shot in the 68th minute. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen barely got a hand to it, but the speed and

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power behind it were too much. Then, in stoppage time, Bellingham scored the game winner. Dani Carvajal crossed the ball into the box

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and Luka Modric got a toe to it, making it bounce toward goal, and Bellingham pounced, tucking it beyond Ter Stegen.

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In the end, of course it was all about Jude Bellingham. The best player in LaLiga this season had been quiet in El Clasico

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his individual performance reflective of Real Madrid's subdued collective -- but when his moment came, he delivered in the most emphatic way possible.

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