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Real Madrid star Bellingham chimes in with late winner against Man City
AP • February 12th, 2025 11:30 am
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Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory in their Champions League playoff against Manchester City.
Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holders Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester after City had led 2-1 late on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT).
Former City academy player Brahim Diaz had levelled the game at 2-2 in the 86th minute, before Bellingham's late winner silenced the home crowd.
City had looked like taking a lead into the second leg at the Bernabeu next week after two goals from Erling Haaland.
His penalty in the 80th minute had given City the edge after Kylian Mbappe had cancelled out the Norwegian's first-half goal after the break.
In other results, Paris Saint-Germain took a big step towards the Champions League round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0, and Juventus won 2-1 against PSV Eindhoven.
Erling Haaland scored twice for Manchester City in the Champions League loss to Real Madrid I Photo: AP
Borussia Dortmund also look on course for the next round after a 3-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.
Ousmane Dembele scored twice for PSG and Vitinha converted a penalty to put the French champions in control.
Having made hard work of the new-look league phase of the tournament, it would take a major upset in the second leg in Paris to deny PSG a place in the next round.
The Qatar-backed PSG are one of the wealthiest clubs in the world, but were in danger of early elimination before securing the lifeline of a playoff by finishing 15th in the 36-team league.
Dembele's double saw him score for a 10th game in a row, with 18 goals during that streak.
It was from his shot that led to PSG's 21st-minute penalty after Pierre Lees-Melou handled in the area. Vitinha converted the spot kick.
After Brest striker Abdallah Sima headed a corner against the post, Dembele got his first goal in the 45th minute when he broke free down the right and fired home a curling shot.
His second came in the 66th minute when he pounced on a loose ball and burst into the penalty area to score his 23rd goal of the season.
