January 21, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid pulled off a remarkable comeback on Sunday, roaring back from 2-0 down to defeat UD Almería 3-2 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The victory allowed Los Blancos to leapfrog Girona in the La Liga table as the title race intensifies.
Almería shocked the home crowd by taking the lead just 38 seconds into the match when a careless Fernandez Nacho pass was intercepted and finished coolly by Largie Ramazani. The visitors continued to look dangerous on the counterattack, while Real struggled to create chances. Just before half-time, another Nacho mistake was ruthlessly punished by an Edgar Gonzalez thunderbolt to make it 2-0.
Sensing the urgency, manager Carlo Ancelotti made a triple substitution at half-time. The changes re-energised the hosts, who were awarded a penalty via VAR after Fran Garcia was fouled. Jude Bellingham converted to pull one back for Real. Vinicius Junior then equalised amidst more VAR controversy to set up a tense finale.
The match went into added time locked at 2-2 before Dani Carvajal bundled home a Bellingham header to complete the comeback. Almería were left heartbroken after coming agonisingly close to a historic result, while Real returned to the top of the table with their unbeaten home record intact.
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