MANCHESTER, England >> Real Madrid’s Galacticos just don’t know when they are beaten. Manchester City just keep on making the same mistakes.

Jude Bellingham’s stoppage-time goal sealed a stunning comeback for Madrid and a 3-2 lead in its Champions League playoff against City.

In six frantic minutes at the end of a breathless first leg Tuesday, the Spanish giant scored twice to take a precious advantage into next week’s match at the Bernabeu.

City led 2-1 after 80 minutes at the Etihad Stadium through goals in each half from Erling Haaland. But Brahim Diaz and then Bellingham silenced the home crowd and extend a sorry record for City that has seen it concede seven goals in the last 15 minutes of Champions League games this season.

Bellingham slid in to convert Vinicius Junior’s lobbed pass in the second minute of added time to bring back memories of Madrid’s dramatic comeback against City in the semifinal in 2022. Then it was Rodrygo who scored twice from the 90th and Madrid eventually sent Pep Guardiola’s team crashing out in extra time.

At least City has a chance to salvage the tie in the second leg, but the sense of deflation was clear after such a late collapse.

It was another thrilling, white knuckle-ride of a game between these two giants of European soccer and a one-goal advantage for Madrid means there is still all to play for.

Defeat ended City’s 35-game unbeaten run at home in the Champions League, dating back to 2018.

City led through Haaland’s goal in the 19th.

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PSG beat Brest in UCL >> Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward the Champions League round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0 in a first-leg playoff match.

Ousmane Dembélé scored twice and Vitinha converted a penalty to put the French champion in control.

Australia’s Kerr found not guilty of racial abuse >> Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players, was found not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

Kerr, a striker for Australia and for English club Chelsea, accepted she called Police Constable Stephen Lovell “stupid and white” during a heated exchange at a police station after a night out, but had denied that it amounted to the charge.

The verdict came on the seventh day of the trial at Kingston Crown Court in London.

Actress Issa Rae becomes part owner in San Diego FC >> Actress and producer Issa Rae has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer expansion club San Diego FC.

San Diego kicks off its inaugural season on Feb. 23 at the defending MLS champion LA Galaxy. The club’s primary owners are billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, the first Native American tribe to have an ownership stake in a professional soccer team.

Baseball

Royals hire former manager as senior advisor >> The Royals have hired Ned Yost as a senior adviser to general manager J.J. Picollo, bringing back the manager who led them to back-to-back American League pennants and a World Series title in 2015.

The club announced the move, one day before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report to spring training.

The Royals, who lost 106 games just two years ago, went 86-76 last season, when Bobby Witt Jr. emerged as one of the bright young talents in the game and a rebuilt rotation produced a pair of All-Star pitchers. They wound up earning one of the AL wild cards and advanced to the divisional round, where they lost in four games to the New York Yankees.

Twins’ Bader could make $7.75 million >> Harrison Bader’s earnings with the Minnesota Twins could increase by $1.5 million to $7.75 million if the former Gold Glove center fielder plays regularly this season.

Bader gets a $750,000 signing bonus and a $4 million salary as part of the $6.25 million, one-year contract. The deal includes a $10 million mutual option for 2026 with a $1.5 million buyout.

Bader would get a $500,000 assignment bonus each time he is traded and a hotel suite on road trips.

A Gold Glove winner in 2021, he would earn $25,000 for another Gold Glove and $50,000 for Comeback Player of the Year. He would receive $100,000 for MVP, $75,000 for finishing second in the voting, $50,000 for third and $25,000 for fourth through sixth.

NBA

Lakers sign center Len >> The Los Angeles Lakers signed veteran free-agent center Alex Len to bolster their frontcourt depth after their failed attempt to acquire Charlotte center Mark Williams.

To make room on the roster for the 31-year-old Ukrainian in his 12th NBA season, Los Angeles waived injured center Christian Wood.

Len was traded from Sacramento to Washington last week as part of the multi-team deal sending Marcus Smart to the Wizards. Washington subsequently waived Len, who played for the Wizards during the 2020-21 season before joining the Kings as a free agent.

Raptors and Ingram agree to extension >> Brandon Ingram has a $120 million extension from the Raptors before ever playing a game for Toronto.

The recently acquired forward agreed to the deal less than a week after the Raptors got him from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Klutch Sports Group, Ingram’s agency, congratulated the 2020 All-Star and NBA’s Most Improved Player on his three-year extension in a post on X.

Skiing

Shiffrin and Johnson win team combined event >> Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday.

The Americans beat silver medalists Lara Gut-Behrami and Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.39 seconds.

Stephanie Venier and Katharina Truppe of Austria took bronze.

The gold was Shiffrin’s 15th career medal from world championships and she matches the record set in the 1930s by German skier Christl Cranz.

It’s the second gold medal for Johnson, who won the downhill three days ago.

Lindsey Vonn finished the downhill 2.51 seconds off the lead in 21st position and ended up in 16th after her teammate AJ Hurt raced in the slalom.

Racing

Team Penke names Boles as IndyCar president >> Team Penske continued its reshuffling of leadership positions, naming Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles in the same position at IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye.

Frye is out of the organization after 10 years as IndyCar president.

Boles has served as president of IMS since 2013, a period that includes the sellout of the 100th Indianapolis 500, the first full-capacity crowd in the event’s history.