Real Madrid after defeating Almeria 3-2 on Sunday, pulled off an unreal comeback to grab the first position in La Liga Standings.At the Santiago Bernabeu, where Madrid had trailed 2-0 in the first half of the Game, Dani Carvajal hammered the winning goal in the 99th minute to end an intense and incredibly entertaining match.
Real Madrid wants to recover from their cup exit in the derby by taking on bottom-of-the-table Almería in a league game. For some reason, Kepa Arrizabalaga was back in goal starting, even though he was the inferior choice—despite Andriy Lunin’s occasionally shaky performance. Nowhere else did the big shock changes occur. Eduardo Camavinga took a seat on the bench next to Arda Güler and Luka Modrić.
Glimpse of First Half- Real Madrid 3-2 Almeria
It was an odd first half. Madrid went behind 1-0 in less than a minute after the opposition won the ball and an attacker had enough time to get the ball in the box and beat Kepa Arrizabalaga with a goal. Then, the visitors controlled the first few minutes, and as the half progressed, Los Blancos could barely level the playing field. When a strange long-range goal was scored and Kepa was somehow defeated, the situation took a terrible turn. The visitors took a surprising 2-0 lead into halftime, having once again finished the half ahead.
Glimpse of Second Half of Game- Real Madrid 3-2 Almeria
After a poor start, Madrid’s chances of winning the game improved significantly after VAR reviewed a questionable penalty call and awarded a spot kick. With Jude Bellingham’s successful roll of the ball, the comeback attempt began. Sergio Arribas’s strong low finish appeared to dash any aspirations of a result, or so it seemed. The away players were furious that VAR was used once more to deny the goal because they had not viewed a replay to support their claim.
Madrid was able to equalize immediately after Vinícius Júnior performed a great job of utilizing his shoulder to turn a cross into the box and give the goalie no chance. This gave Madrid another boost. When VAR was used to verify the score, it once more favored Madrid, confirming the 2-2 result. Jude Bellingham was denied for offside just after he thought he had won the game with seconds remaining. Vinícius had another good opportunity to lead, but this time he was unable to convert.
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All of the VAR controversies added a significant amount of extra time(18-minutes), which would just fuel the fire of further insanity. First of all, Aurélien Tchouaméni squandered a chance at the edge of the box. Then, following a second bookable challenge, a red card for a player from Almería. Eventually, a late victory as Madrid’s third goal was scored by Dani Carvajal, who took advantage of a header by Bellingham.