{"id":117063,"date":"2023-11-06T10:24:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/06\/real-madrid-miss-chance-to-go-top-after-bellingham-scare\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T10:24:40","slug":"real-madrid-miss-chance-to-go-top-after-bellingham-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/06\/real-madrid-miss-chance-to-go-top-after-bellingham-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid\u00a0miss chance to go top after Bellingham scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Real Madrid missed an opportunity to return to the top of La Liga as they were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

The result leaves Real second in the table, two points behind leaders Girona who won 4-2 at Osasuna on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Federico Valverde, Joselu, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr all had chances to score for the hosts.<\/p>\n

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However, the visitors held firm for their first away point in this fixture since 2000.<\/p>\n

Francisco\u2019s Vallecano team are now unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. They frustrated their more esteemed Madrid neighbours but rarely looked capable of scoring, failing to register a shot on target.<\/p>\n

In contrast, it was a frustrating evening for Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s home side, who were unable to convert any of their 22 attempts at goal and had a first-half injury scare when Bellingham required treatment for a shoulder problem.<\/p>\n

The two-goal hero of the recent Clasico was able to continue but could not deliver a show-stopping moment this time.<\/p>\n

Manager Ancelotti said the England international\u2019s condition would be assessed on Monday but indicated it was no cause for great concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cBellingham will be tested tomorrow. We don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything serious,\u201d Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n

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