Real Madrid intends to appeal the ban of Jude Bellingham – grounds that the initial case was rejected

Real Madrid will be without Jude Bellingham until the end of March after his game tonight against RB Leipzig, after he was hit with a two-match ban for his red card against Valencia at the weekend.

Bellingham was sent off for complaining to the referee, telling Jesus Gil Manzano that “It's a distressed goal” after handling the ball after the final whistle during their 2-2 draw with Valencia. He was fined €660, and Real Madrid was €700.

To get the suspension overturned, Real Madrid had to prove that there was a fundamental error in sending off Bellingham. Gil Manzano wrote in his report that his complaints in his face were repeated and aggressive.

During the 11-second video clip submitted, as per AS Diary, Real Madrid did not include the interaction between Gil Manzano and Bellingham before, and could not prove that Bellingham's manner was not aggressive, according to the Competition Committee. Real Madrid will now appeal the decision.

It will not be a ban or two games for Bellingham, since the minimum for the offense is two to four games, so it will be Real Madrid to provide new evidence in its appeal. He will be out for Los Blancos' home clash with Celta Vigo, and then their trip to El Sadar to face Osasuna. With the international break on the horizon, the next one Real Madrid The game in which he can participate is on March 31 against Athletic Club at home.