Jude Bellingham is the ultimate match winner! The Englishman turns El Clasico around and silences Barcelona

El Clasico encounters don't get much more intense than this, and players don't get more influential than Jude Bellingham!

The English midfielder was virtually invisible for 70 minutes in Real Madrid's clash with rivals Barcelona at Montjuic Olympic Stadium on Saturday night, but he sprung into life when it mattered and scored twice to cancel out Ilkay Gundogan's first-half opener and give Los Blancos a sensational derby win.

In a match attended by the Rolling Stones, it was clear that confidence and expertise would be the key to victory. Gundogan, who is no stranger to big fixtures, made his mark early on. In less than six minutes, a mistake by Aurelien Tchouaméni in trying to intercept possession in his own area inadvertently released the former Manchester City captain, who slotted home the opening goal. It all looked rosy for the home team at that point, with the visitors from the Spanish capital struggling to get their familiar style going.

Los Blancos needed to improve, particularly in their own box, as demonstrated when Toni Kroos had the ball taken from him by the tenacious Gavi. This allowed Fermín Lopez to seize the opportunity and strike a shot against the post. Real Madrid had little attacking threat of their own in the first half, failing to register a single shot on target before halftime. This left Carlo Ancelotti with much to consider during the break.

Jude's equaliser was a thunderous shot from outside the box and the added-time winner was a real poacher's effort that illustrated his all-around quality and a lethat instinct to win games.

Ancelotti had served up an early surprise by picking Ferland Mendy in place of Eduardo Camavinga at left-back. On the other side, Robert Lewandowski started on the bench for Xavi's team.

It was a game of two halves, as they say in England. In the opening 45 minutes, Barcelona was by far the better team, and Real Madrid looked far more dangerous after the break.

It was also a showcase of two classy midfielders, one who is playing his last seasons, Gundogan, and Bellingham, one who will likely dominate world football for at least a decade.

What. A. Game.

LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 11

Friday

Girona - Celta 1-0 (0-0)

/Herrera 90+1/

Saturday

Almeria - Las Palmas 1-2 (0-1)

/Ramazani 73 - El Haddadi 23, Kaba 90+4/

Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2 (1-0)

/Gundogan 6 - Bellingham 68, 90+2/

Sunday

15.00: (2.10) Betis (3.45) Osasuna (3.90)

17.15: (3.15) Rayo Vallecano (3.15) Sociedad (2.40)

19.30: (1.70) Ath.Bilbao (3.60) Valencia (5.40)

22.00: (1.38) Atl.Madrid (4.70) Alaves (8.50)

Monday

22.00: (3.10) Granada (3.50) Villareal (2.40)

***odds are subject to change***