Jude Bellingham has risked punishment from LaLiga after appearing to tell the linesman to ‘f*** off’ in Real Madrid’s biggest game of the season.
Hosting city rivals Atletico Madrid at the Bernabeu, the league lead is at stake with the teams separated by a single point.
RexHe was left in disbelief that Atletico were given a throw-in[/caption]
Atleti took the first-half impetus, going a goal up from the spot through former Manchester City man Julian Alvarez in the 35th minute.
That penalty left Carlo Ancelotti with his head in his hands as Samuel Lino didn’t even touch the ball before being taken down.
But his frustrations were nothing compared to Bellingham’s.
Even before the opener, the England superstar was feeling the heat of the derby, flying in on Marcos Llorente.
And then, in the 12th minute, he got a little too competitive over a throw-in, resulting in yet another X-rated tirade.
Contesting the ball with Llorente, another throw-in was given in Atletico’s favour.
In footage that is doing the round online, the match audio picked up Bellingham shouting, ‘F*** you man! F*** off!’, presumably towards the linesman.
His outburst comes just months after he told a referee he was a ‘piece of s***’ during Real’s 4-1 win against Espanyol.
He escaped punishment over his actions in September, but it remains to be seen whether LaLiga will look into his latest emotional rant.
Bellingham failed to make much of an impact in the remainder of the half against Atletico, as both teams looked good in possession and were keen to attack.
GettyBellingham was an animated figure during the first half[/caption]
But it was once again injuries that were Madrid’s downfall in the opening period, with midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni in at centre-back, and conceding the go-ahead penalty.
The second half was a completely different picture, and it only took five minutes for the hosts to level things up.
And it was Bellingham’s first big involvement too, seeing his shot blocked, with Kylian Mbappe on hand to sweep home the rebound for his 16th LaLiga goal of the season.
Victory for Atleti would see them leapfrog their city rivals into top spot and two points clear, while Real could go four clear and eight ahead of Barcelona who play Sevilla tomorrow.
