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Real Madrid was motivated by Jude Bellingham’s goal and assist, allowing them to make a remarkable comeback and secure a 3-2 victory in the last moments against Almeria, who currently sits at the bottom of LaLiga.
In just one minute, the visitors took the lead with a goal from Largie Ramazani, and then extended their advantage at the end of the first half with a strike from Edgar Gonzalez outside the penalty area.
Bellingham sparked Madrid’s comeback by scoring a penalty in the 57th minute. Just 10 minutes later, Vinicius Junior scored to bring the score level.
The match seemed to be ending in a tie, but Madrid secured the win in the ninth minute of added time when Bellingham passed to Dani Carvajal, who scored with a poke at the back post.
Artem Dovbyk netted three goals in just six minutes, leading Girona to a dominant 5-1 victory over Sevilla and securing their spot at the top of the standings.
Isaac Romero Bernal was the first to score for Sevilla, but Dobvyk quickly retaliated three minutes later, taking Girona into the lead in the 15th minute.
In the 19th minute, the Ukrainian player scored three goals, completing a hat-trick. In the second half, Girona secured a strong win with goals from Viktor Tsygankov and Christian Stuani.
Barcelona secured their third consecutive win in LaLiga with a dramatic 4-2 victory over Real Betis, with Ferran Torres also scoring a hat-trick.
Torres scored two goals for Barca, but then Isco scored two goals for Betis in only three minutes, bringing them back into the game in an impressive manner.
In the 90th minute, Barcelona scored a goal by Joao Felix and secured the win in stoppage time with Torres’ goal.
Osasuna secured their second consecutive win by defeating Getafe 3-2.
In the first 10 minutes, David Garcia scored a goal from close range to give the hosts the lead, and Iker Munoz added a second goal to double their advantage.
Getafe made a comeback with two goals in the second half, scored by Borja Mayoral and Nemanja Maksimovic within four minutes. However, a cross from Jesus Areso, which was meant to be near the corner flag, ended up going into the net off a post, resulting in Osasuna winning all three points.
Bayern Munich suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at home to Werder Bremen in Germany, causing them to fall behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen even more.
The guests, who initially had Justin Njinmah’s goal disallowed in the 25th minute due to a VAR review, ultimately scored when Mitchell Weiser made a run from the left and shot into the top of the goal.
Augsburg overcame a deficit to defeat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 at Borussia Park.
Jordan Pefok scored from close range to give the home team an advantage, but Augsburg responded in the second half.
Phillip Tietz equalized for Augsburg with a precise header, followed by Arne Engels scoring in the bottom corner four minutes later.
In the Serie A league, Dusan Vlahovic scored two goals in the second half to help Juventus secure a 3-0 win against Lecce and take the top spot in the standings. Gleison Bremer also contributed with a late header for Juventus.
Szymon Zurkowski netted three goals to assist Empoli in closing the gap to just two points from safety, as they claimed a 3-0 victory against Monza. His initial goal, a stunning volley, was the standout of the match.
Frosinone turned the game around and broke their streak of five consecutive losses with a 3-1 victory against Cagliari.
Ibrahim Sulemana scored his first goal in Serie A, giving Cagliari the lead at half-time. However, Frosinone made a comeback in the second half with goals from Luca Mazzitelli, Matias Soule, and Kaio Jorge in stoppage time.
Salernitana’s bottom side suffered their 13th loss of the season as Genoa came back to secure a 2-1 victory with a penalty from Albert Gudmundsson.
Source: independent.co.uk
