😰 Real lose 2-1 to Celta, 3 sent off, Bellingham bloodied, Barça pull away | OneFootball

The evening couldn't have gone worse for Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid: a shocking 2-0 defeat against Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabéu complicates things for Los Merengues in their La Liga journey. It's Celta's first victory at the Bernabéu since 2006.

The Blancos, who in October celebrated without holding back their victory in the Clásico on the tenth matchday of the championship, have now lost touch with Barcelona at the top of the La Liga standings, thanks to the Blaugrana's 5-3 victory over Betis.

The match was marked by two further blows for Real, who finished with 9 players and now have the worry of Eder Militao's condition, who left the field unable to put weight on his foot.

An injury occurred while trying to recover an opponent in a solo run towards the goal, which cost the Brazilian dearly. According to initial indications, he could be out for up to three months.

Things got worse at the start of the second half: the match was decided by 21-year-old Swede Williot Swedberg, who came on at halftime. It took him just eight minutes to score one of the goals that will be remembered in all the recaps of this year's La Liga, with a backheel at the 53rd minute.

Things heated up further a few minutes later when Bellingham was hit in the face by an elbow from Borja Iglesias: blood from the Englishman's eye.

Adding insult to injury, Bellingham was booked for re-entering the field without the referee's permission.

At the 64th minute, things got even more complicated, with Fran Garcia being sent off for a foul away from the ball.

In injury time, the match turned into a real drama: at the 92nd minute, the referee sent off Alvaro Carreras, a double yellow in less than a minute. 

As if that wasn't enough, protests from the bench led the referee to show another red card, this time to a player not on the field, Endrick, adding to a very long list of unavailable players for Real Madrid.

In the end, the humiliation was completed with Swedberg's second goal, dribbling past Courtois and practically walking the ball into the net.

A total nightmare evening for Real, who have won only two of their last 7 matches and have been waiting for a goal from Rodrygo for 32 games.

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📸 THOMAS COEX - AFP or licensors