Jude Bellingham saves the day for Los Blancos! The England star redeems himself after a missed penalty by scoring a dramatic late winner, following Vinícius Júnior's red card in a chaotic showdown against La Liga's relegation battlers.

 Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid endured a perplexing night at Mestalla but were ultimately saved by late heroics from their star performers.

In one of the more chaotic matches in recent La Liga history, Los Blancos overcame a missed penalty, a red card for Vinícius Júnior, and a spirited Valencia side to snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory on Friday night.

Trailing with just five minutes of regular time remaining, Madrid turned the tide with goals from Luka Modrić and Jude Bellingham, sealing an improbable comeback.

The home side started brightly, putting Thibaut Courtois to the test early with some sharp saves. However, the Madrid goalkeeper could only parry a close-range effort that fell kindly to Hugo Duro, who tapped in from point-blank range to give Valencia the lead. Real Madrid managed some attacking moments of their own, but Valencia’s Stole Dimitrievski thwarted them with a string of impressive saves.

Madrid’s frustrations grew in the second half. After Kylian Mbappé was brought down in the box, Jude Bellingham’s penalty effort struck the post. Moments later, Mbappé thought he had equalized, only for his goal to be ruled out for offside. To make matters worse, Vinícius Júnior saw red for an unnecessary shove on Dimitrievski, leaving Los Blancos a man down.

Despite the odds, Madrid mounted a late surge. Modrić leveled the score with a composed finish off the bench, and in the dying moments, Bellingham capitalized on a disastrous backpass to slot home the winner, completing a remarkable turnaround for the visitors.