Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle after being denied a late winner in Real Madrids 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 before the players left the field.

It made for a dramatic ending to a compelling LaLiga clash in which the leaders had fought back from 2-0 down with two Vinicius Junior goals.

Valencia had stunned Carlo Ancelottis 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.

It was an emotional night for Valencia, who were returning to action for the first time since a deadly fire in their city, with tributes paid to victims and other people affected before kick-off.

The game got off to a slow start as the visitors struggled to create any meaningful opportunities despite dominating possession.

It was not until the 23rd minute that Real caused any alarm in the Valencia box as Vinicius, returning to a ground where he was racially abused last season, went down under a challenge from Dimitri Foulquier. No penalty was given.

Valencia took the lead against the run of play in the 27th minute after Real lost possession.

There was an element of fortune about it as Foulquier crossed to the far post and Fran Perez miskicked his attempt to clip back across goal. Duro, who had not been expecting the ball, reacted quickly to head home.

Dani Carvajal then compounded the setback moments later with an underhit backpass that Yaremchuk seized upon to round Andriy Lunin and slot in.

Real recovered and Bellingham, back in the side after three weeks out, created a chance for Federico Valverde but Giorgi Mamardashvili was equal to his effort.

The pressure paid off in first-half stoppage time as a Carvajal cross took deflections off a defender and Mamardashvili and found its way to Vinicius for a simple tap-in.

Real upped the tempo after the break and Vinicius lashed a shot wide before Bellingham, who has enjoyed a stunning first season at the Spanish giants, wrong-footed the defence and forced Mamardashvili to save with his legs.

Diego Lopez brought a good save from Lunin at the other end but further Real pressure paid off when Vinicius rose to head in a Brahim Diaz cross.

There was a long delay late on after Valencias Mouctar Diakhaby suffered a serious-looking injury and was carried off on a stretcher.

Real had a scare in stoppage time when Valencia were awarded a penalty for a foul on Duro by Nacho but the decision was overturned by VAR.

It was not the end of the drama but Bellinghams effort came too late to count.

Sir Jim Ratcliffes admiration of City a complete honour says Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has thanked Sir Jim Ratcliffe for helping him do his job by stating his admiration for Manchester City.

New Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe recently spoke of his ambition to knock neighbours City, and another of their rivals in Liverpool, off their perch.

Yet in doing so he conceded United had fallen well behind both of those clubs and admitted much could be learned from their success.

He even went as far as to say Citys 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in last seasons Champions League semi-finals was the best quality of football Ive ever seen.

Guardiola says such compliments are a source of pride and feed his continuing desire for success.

The City manager, whose side host United on Sunday, said: I just say thank you so much.

Sometimes they are more than the titles, the compliments of the personalities that make this country, like Sir Jim Ratcliffes comments. It is a complete honour for us.

One can produce emotions and feelings for the players and our rivals. That helps to do our job. Thank you so much on behalf of all of us.

But I am sure tomorrow they will try, one way or another, to inoculate the Man Utd players with the best performance to try to beat us.

This weekends derby could be a key encounter for champions City in their bid to win a fourth successive Premier League title.

Considering their recent superiority over their neighbours, and Uniteds inconsistency this season, City are expected to come out on top but Guardiola is wary of the pitfalls of the fixture.

He said: Do you remember when United went to Anfield this season? Last season it was 7-0.

Remember the comments? How many goal are Liverpool going to score? It would be easy for Liverpool.

What was the result? Liverpool didnt win.

It is United. The past is the past. Tomorrow it is 11 players with pride, with a manager we cannot deny how good he has done in the past in Amsterdam trying to do his best.

In different situations, with City in the position of United, I know my players would behave at Old Trafford with pride and the best character. It is going to happen to United on Sunday.

It will be a tough game, another final for us. I know how difficult it will be.

It has been more difficult here than at Old Trafford in our period together. We lost more (derby) games here than Old Trafford. We have to perform really well to do it.

Pep Guardiola has thanked Sir Jim Ratcliffe for helping him do his job by stating his admiration for Manchester City.

New Manchester United co-owner Ratcliffe recently spoke of his ambition to knock neighbours City, and another of their rivals in Liverpool, off their perch.

Yet in doing so he conceded United had fallen well behind both of those clubs and admitted much could be learned from their success.

He even went as far as to say Citys 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in last seasons Champions League semi-finals was the best quality of football Ive ever seen.

Guardiola says such compliments are a source of pride and feed his continuing desire for success.

The City manager, whose side host United on Sunday, said: I just say thank you so much.

Sometimes they are more than the titles, the compliments of the personalities that make this country, like Sir Jim Ratcliffes comments. It is a complete honour for us.

One can produce emotions and feelings for the players and our rivals. That helps to do our job. Thank you so much on behalf of all of us.

But I am sure tomorrow they will try, one way or another, to inoculate the Man Utd players with the best performance to try to beat us.

This weekends derby could be a key encounter for champions City in their bid to win a fourth successive Premier League title.

Considering their recent superiority over their neighbours, and Uniteds inconsistency this season, City are expected to come out on top but Guardiola is wary of the pitfalls of the fixture.

He said: Do you remember when United went to Anfield this season? Last season it was 7-0.

Remember the comments? How many goal are Liverpool going to score? It would be easy for Liverpool.

What was the result? Liverpool didnt win.

It is United. The past is the past. Tomorrow it is 11 players with pride, with a manager we cannot deny how good he has done in the past in Amsterdam trying to do his best.

In different situations, with City in the position of United, I know my players would behave at Old Trafford with pride and the best character. It is going to happen to United on Sunday.

It will be a tough game, another final for us. I know how difficult it will be.

It has been more difficult here than at Old Trafford in our period together. We lost more (derby) games here than Old Trafford. We have to perform really well to do it.