European roundup: Bellingham sent off in Real Madrid’s draw at Valencia

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle having been denied a late winner in Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw at Valencia.

The England midfielder, making his return from injury, thought he had headed home a cross deep into stoppage time at the Mestalla but the referee had already blown for full time. Real players surrounded the official in a chaotic aftermath and Bellingham was shown the red card for protesting before the players left the field.

It made for a dramatic ending to a compelling La Liga clash in which the leaders had fought back from 2-0 down with two Vinícius Júnior goals. Valencia had stunned Carlo Ancelotti’s side by pouncing on two mistakes to score twice in quick succession through Hugo Duro and Roman Yaremchuk.

The result meant Real missed the chance to move nine points clear at the top and second-placed Girona will have the chance to cut the gap when they play Mallorca on Sunday. Barcelona are third on 57 points.

Borussia Dortmund scored in each half through Karim Adeyemi and Ian Maatsen to battle past Union Berlin 2-0 and remain fourth in the Bundesliga. Their first win in four games in all competitions lifted them to 44 points, six behind third-placed VfB Stuttgart, winners 3-2 at VfL Wolfsburg. RB Leipzig are fifth on 43 after their 4-1 victory over VfL Bochum.

It also lifted some of the pressure on Dortmund’s coach, Edin Terzic, who has been criticised for the team’s poor recent form. Dortmund host PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League last 16 second leg on 13 March.

“We were a bit sleepy in the first 20 or 30 minutes,” Adeyemi said. “After that we did it well. We played a solid game even though we are not completely satisfied. We could have been more dominant.”

Dortmund, missing the suspended forward Donyell Malen, had two golden chances before Adeyemi picked up the ball on the edge of the box, cut inside and whipped in a fierce shot that went in off the crossbar to give his side a 41st-minute lead. It was the first goal of the season for the Germany international, who has struggled with injuries and a dip in form in recent months.

Union should have levelled in the 56th but Dortmund’s goalkeeper, Alexander Meyer, palmed a point-blank Kevin Volland shot wide and the visitors made sure of the three points with Maatsen’s 90th- minute goal.