Patrick Kelechi, Lagos
DAILY COURIER - Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie on Tuesday.
With a fully-stocked defence for the first time this season, City looked more like their old selves and took the lead when Erling Haaland converted Josko Gvardiol's chest down after good play from Jack Grealish.
Manu Akanji and Grealish had to go off through injury and Kylian Mbappe's equaliser off his shin added some nerves in the second half. But Phil Foden's jinking run won a penalty for Haaland to convert late on only for Brahim Diaz's goal against his former club and Jude Bellingham's injury-time winner to leave City with an almighty test next week.
Ruben Dias gave an Iberian flick of the wrists in frustration as Jude Bellingham celebrated his winner, and most City teammates just stood in disbelief. Erling Haaland was seething.
City twice led through goals from Erling Haaland, the second from the penalty spot, but Madrid equalised both times courtesy of Kylian Mbappe and Brahim Diaz before Bellingham won the game for the 15-time European champions.
