JUDE BELLINGHAM squared up to Declan Rice during Real Madrid’s crunch match with Arsenal.
The Los Blancos star cut a frustrated figure on the pitch as his side struggled to close the gap on the Gunners.
The North London side won the first leg 3-0 and were maintaining their lead in the second leg in Spain.
And Bellingham could not hold his temper in during the match as he clashed with Rice.
The midfielders were caught in a tangle as they jostled for the ball by the halfway line.
After the ball went out of play, Bellingham squared up to Rice before officials ran over to intervene.
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The former Borussia Dortmund man did back off after the arrival of Rice’s team-mates Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber.
Tensions were already high in the Spanish capital with the home fans praying for a famous comeback victory.
This was also seen during half-time as Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal was seen clashing with Saka.
The Spaniard grabbed the back of the Arsenal star’s neck as he walked down the tunnel.
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This caused Saka to react angrily to the attempted goading.
They were eventually separated after Carvajal put his finger in Saka’s face.
That moment came after Saka had missed a penalty in the first half to put Arsenal out of sight.
The Gunners were handed a boost after the miss as VAR overturned a Real Madrid penalty after it was judged that Declan Rice had not fouled Kylian Mbappe.
Uefa then confirmed the call with a brief statement.
They said: “The penalty for Real Madrid has been taken away due to a non-foul by Declan Rice.”
Saka made amends for his missed penalty as he scored a great goal in the 64th minute.
However, Vinicius Jr levelled the game on the night just minutes later.
But hopes of a comeback were put to bed as Gabriel Martinelli scored a winning goal in the 93rd minute.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
