By SABC Sport
22nd April 2024
Bellingham fired home at the far post in the first minute of added time after Vinicius Junior's first-half penalty and Lucas Vazquez had cancelled out goals from Barca pair Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez in El Clasico.
Carlo Ancelotti's side moved 11 points clear of Barca at the top of the table with six games remaining with victory at the Bernabeu, where the visitors needed to win to preserve their title aspirations.
"We have handled the situation well, twice we needed to turn the match around, and we were capable of doing it," Ancelotti said, as per quotes from Marca.
"And then with that last drop of energy, from an unforgettable week, we have managed to win."
Up next for Real Madrid is a league trip to Real Sociedad on April 26 before heading to Bayern Munich for a crunch Champions League semi final first leg four days later.
Atletico Madrid's top-four hopes were dented as they followed up their midweek Champions League exit to Borussia Dortmund with a shock 2-0 defeat at Alaves, with Carlos Benavidez and Luis Rioja on target for the hosts.
Real Sociedad remain in the final European qualification place after being held 1-1 at Getafe, for whom Mason Greenwood assisted Oscar Rodriguez's first-half equaliser after Ander Barrenetxea had given the visitors the lead.