“Rapist”, Bellingham’s slip?

Real Madrid did not miss the opportunity. Traveling to the pitch at the Coliseum Alfonso-Perez, the Merengue club won 2-0 against neighbors Getafe, thus regaining first place in the standings with two points ahead of Girona.

And if the recent successes recorded against Almeria (3-2) or on the pitch of Las Palmas (1-2) had been difficult, Carlo Ancelotti’s men only making the difference in the last moments of the meeting and being able to thank refereeing, Real did not have to work too hard this time, a double from Joselu (14e56e) allowing Madrilenians to spend a quiet evening.

Video analysis requested

The tone nevertheless rose between Jude Bellingham and Mason Greewood and the altercation between the two English players after a duel along the touchline has made the headlines in the Spanish press since Thursday evening. Blame it on the invectives launched by the Madrid midfielder at his compatriot, with many observers being convinced that the former Borussia Dortmund player had called Mason Greenwood a rapist.

This word “rapist” obviously echoes the legal setbacks of the former Manchester United player, accused in 2022 of domestic violence and attempted rape of his partner.. If the charges were dropped by the British police in February 2023, these accusations caused him to be dismissed by his club, with the Mancunian club resigning to loan him last summer to Getafe.

The matter is serious enough that Getafe asked the match supervisor to take note of Jude Bellingham’s alleged comments in the match incident report and requested a video analysis to determine the Madrilenian’s exact comments.