In round 24 of La Liga, Real Madrid was unexpectedly held to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna. This result left the Royal Family only 3 points ahead of Barcelona. If Hansi Flick's team wins the late match, they will officially take the top spot.
In fact, Real Madrid started the game very well, when Mbappe broke into Osasuna's net in the 17th minute. However, midfielder Jude Bellingham's red card away from home has put the away team at a big disadvantage. Taking advantage, Osasuna bounced around and scored the equalizer in the 58th minute thanks to budimir.
Bellingham was sent off not for a tackle but for insulting the referee. Coach Ancelotti defended his student after the match, according to AS: "I think the referee did not understand the English player well, in the situation where Bellingham was given a red card.
He wanted to say a sentence with a different meaning, but the referee misunderstood it in Spanish. If Bellingham had said the same thing in England, it would not be insulted.
There are things that are hard to explain that have happened in the last three games, that everyone has seen. But I don't say anything more, because I don't want to sit out the next three games. Now we need to focus and play well in the next matches.
Having received a red card against Osasuna, Jude Bellingham will be suspended and sidelined in the next match against Girona. This season, the English midfielder has played very well with 7 goals and 6 assists after 20 matches. Without the top pillars, the Royal Family will certainly face more difficulties, in the context of the extremely high pressure from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
