Real Madrid stars make sure Jude Bellingham is not forgotten by performing his celebration against Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid appeared to pay tribute to Jude Bellingham after Joselu's goal on Sunday - and the midfielder has responded.

Real Madrid were held by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday afternoon in a blow to their LaLiga title chances, though they remain six points clear.

Former Stoke City and Newcastle United flop Joselu was the man to open the scoring for the visitors at the Estadio de Vallecas.

However, it needed a lengthy VAR check to finally confirm the goal, taking nearly three minutes.

When the goal was finally given, Joselu ran towards the corner flag to celebrate.

In Bellingham fashion, the striker spread his arms open and raised them to the sky.

It is the celebration that has become synonymous with the 20-year-old, who was missing from the Real Madrid squad because of injury.

Joselu was joined by Vinicius Jr, who also appeared to break out the Bellingham celebration.

And the England international went on to respond on social media when he posted on X: "SELUUUUU!"

While Real Madrid celebrated on and off the pitch, they would not be for long as Rayo got back into the game.

The home side struck through Raul de Tomas, who came up through the Real academy.

The striker scored from the penalty spot after Eduardo Camavinga handled the ball inside the box.

And while Los Blancos huffed and puffed, they could not get the winning goal while there was a Bellingham-sized hole in the team.

The former Borussia Dortmund star has been in fine form this season after making the move to the Bernabeu last summer.

Bellingham has scored 20 times in all competitions so far, registering eight assists along the way too.

Despite the hiccup, Real are still heavy favourites to go on and win the league this season.

But Bellingham's sights will be set on winning the Champions League with Madrid a foot in the next round after a 1-0 win in the first leg over RB Leipzig in Germany.