"Give Bellingham the Ballon d’Or" - Social media explodes as Real Madrid score stoppage time winner against rivals Barcelona

Real Madrid fans have taken to social media to sing the praises of Jude Bellingham following his match-winning goal against Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday, April 21. The summer signing's strike sets Los Blanco clear at the top of La Liga standings with a seemingly unassailable 11-point lead.

The Englishman has been brilliant since he signed for Real Madrid and is in with a real shot for this season's Balon D'or award for his performances. The Madrid faithful showed their admiration for Bellingham following his El Clasico performance on X (formerly known as Twitter). Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano posted:

An ecstatic Madrid fan demanded:

"Give bellingham the ballon d’or."

Another said:

"Barcelona have bottled back to back games."

Another post read:

"We own Barcelona."

Another fan said:

"Madrid should be Crowned the king of Comebacks cause wtf."

Another happy Madrid fan posted:

"BARCELONA OWNER JUDE BELLINGHAM."

Jude Bellingham cost Real Madrid €103 million in the summer, but his performances have him looking like a bargain. The English midfielder has a phenomenal 21 goals and 10 assists for Los Blancos in 36 appearances this season.

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Jude Bellingham nets Real Madrid winner as Los Blancos down Barcelona in El Clasico

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham was the difference in El Clasico yet again as the league leaders came from behind twice to beat Barcelona. In a back-and-forth match, Los Blancos showed their quality to open up an 11-point gap between themselves and their Catalan rivals.

The Catalan side opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu with a sixth-minute goal from Andreas Christensen. The centre-back rose highest to connect with a Raphinha corner. The lead did not last long as Vinicius Jr leveled the scores from a penalty conceded by Pau Curbasi in the 18th minute.

La Blaugrana went into the break level but came back with intent in the second half. Their intent was rewarded in the 69th minute when a Lamine Yamal shot was parried into the path of Fermin Lopez, who restored the Catalan lead. The 14 time Champions League winners restored parity quickly through Lucas Vazquez in the 73rd minute after he volleyed in a beautiful Vini Jr cross.

Vazquez went from goalscorer to provider in the first minute of stoppage time to ensure Blaugrana would be sentenced to consecutive defeats this week. The full-back found Jude Bellingham in the box, who made no mistake in finishing off the move to break Catalan hearts.

The Balon d'Or hopeful has continued his fantastic run of form this season. The Englishman is on course to lift La Liga in his debut season and is three games away from adding a Champions League trophy to that as well.