Real Madrid is currently taking on Girona in La Liga, with star midfielder Jude Bellingham not on the pitch to help his teammates.Bellingham is unavailable for this game and the next against Real Betis after his red card in the previous league game against Osasuna.

Real Madrid have lost their appeal against Jude Bellingham’s two-match ban in La Liga. Bellingham, 21, was sent off during Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Osasuna on January 15 for swearing at referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation issued a two-game ban to Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham for verbally abusing a referee, the governing body for soccer in the country announced Wednesday.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham is unavailable to play against Girona after receiving a red card last weekend in La Liga.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has been handed a two-game domestic ban following his red card at Osasuna on Saturday. The England international was shown a straight red card for abusive language by referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero, but denied swearing towards him.

Jude Bellingham faces a lengthy suspension after referee José Munuera Montero handed him a straight red card for dissent against Osasuna.

Jude Bellingham’s suspension means Real Madrid will be without their star midfielder for the Champions League Round of 16 opener.

As the row over his red card for swearing at a referee rumbles on, Jude Bellingham can make Man City turn the air blue for missing out on signing him.

Even on a team with Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, Bellingham is the player always in the middle of Real Madrid's biggest moments in the Champions League. The England international won the coveted Champions League trophy in his debut season with Los Blancos and now is pulling the strings to help his side mount a successful title defense.