Real Madrid Secures Controversial Comeback Win Against Almeria

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Real Madrid orchestrated a dramatic comeback from a two-goal deficit to secure a controversial 3-2 home victory over bottom-placed Almeria in the Spanish La Liga, benefitting from favorable VAR decisions. Despite Almeria's winless streak this season, they managed to take a 2-0 lead at halftime, courtesy of an early goal from Largie Ramazani exploiting a gap in the Madrid defense and a powerful shot from Edgar Gonzalez. Real Madrid initiated their comeback with a Jude Bellingham penalty, amid protests from the home side regarding fouls from Antonio Rudiger and Joselu. VAR played a pivotal role, disallowing a goal for Almeria due to a foul in the buildup, and allowing Vinicius's goal despite TV images suggesting it went in off his upper arm. Referee Hernandez Maeso added a remarkable 11 minutes of injury time, and Dani Carvajal secured Madrid's win in the 99th minute. Almeria's social media account commented, Don't expect us to publish a match report: everything is more than clear, expressing discontent with the officiating. Coach Gaizka Garitano, who was sent off for protests, remarked, this isn't the first time this has happened to me in this ground. In other La Liga action, Girona maintained their lead at the top with a commanding 5-1 victory over Sevilla, while FC Barcelona secured a 4-2 win against Real Betis, propelled by Ferran Torres's hat-trick. Osasuna clinched a 3-2 win against Getafe, with Jesus Areso's spectacular goal sealing the victory.