Real Madrid earned a controversial 3-2 win over Almeria in a 2023-24 La Liga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
The game produced plenty of entertainment and drama to the frustration of the visitors.
Almeria took a shock lead in the first minute of the encounter when Ramazani opened the scoring with a close range finish to silence the home supporters.
Gonzalez scored a contender for goal of the season award with a stunning volley from outside the box to make it 2-0 just before halftime.
Real Madrid improved in the second half, probing for an opportunity to rescue something from the game.
The first controversy led to the opening goal for Real Madrid after the referee awarded a penalty against Almeria when the ball brushed the arm of Kaiky, but the official failed to penalise Rudiger for a foul in the buildup to the penalty.
Jude Bellingham stepped up gallantly to score from the spot to make it 2-1.
Sergio Arribas thought he had increased Almeria's lead but the effort was ruled out for a foul in the build-up to the goal.
Vinicius restored parity for Real Madrid with another controversial goal when the ball hit his arm into the net. It was initially ruled out for handball before the referee decided to award the goal after reviewing it on the pitchside monitor.
Almeria's coach, Gaizka Garitano was sent off for dissent late into the game.
Real Madrid snatched the maximum points in the 99th minute when Dani Carvajal turned in Jude Bellingham's cross to send the Bernabeu supporters into wild jubilations.
Bellingham has now scored 14 goals for Real Madrid in the La Liga to become the highest-scoring English player in La Liga history.
Football fans have now taken to the social media to slam Real Madrid for the controversial victory.
Mbah was very scathing in his criticism. He said: "The R in Real Madrid stands for Robbery"
For Opeoluwa, he took it to another level with his opinion on X:
He said: "Real Madrid is a prime example of the fact that cheating and wickedness rules the world."
Abazz did not hold back in his criticism, describing it as the most rigged game he has ever seen.
He wrote on X: "This is literally the most rigged game I have ever seen. Real madrid has to be the biggest fraud of the century."
The victory moves Real Madrid to the top of the table before Girona's encounter with Atletico Madrid on Monday, a win for Girona will see them overtake Real Madrid.
Almeria remain winless in La Liga with a paltry six points from 20 games to occupy the bottom position.
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