Real Madrid was in a delicate situation, without the right to make mistakes. After a quarter of the Champions League and a second place in the championship, 7 points from FC Barcelona, the team was faced with two major obstacles. Following the rout against Arsenal (0-3), Ancelotti decided to review his team, bringing notable changes. Güler was established, while Vinicius and Bellingham started on the bench. For his part, Alavés, struggling for maintenance, was imperative to follow after her victory against Girona (1-0), with only two points ahead of the red zone.
The match quickly packed. On a corner drawn from the left, Asensio won his duel at the second post and scored his first goal with Real, but a fault of Rudiger on goalkeeper Owono was reported. After the video arbitration, it was confirmed that Rudiger had deliberately struck the goalkeeper of Alavés (19th). In the 34th minute, Camavong, however, opened the scoring for Real (0-1) after a superb exchange with Valverde at the entrance to the surface, the French international wound a left shot which found the bottom of the nets, despite the goalkeeper's attempt to intervene. Alavés was quick to react, and Vicente almost equalized with a powerful strike from the left which brushed against the small net of courteous, deviated slightly by the head of Kike Garcia.
Real Madrid finished 10, followed by Alavés
Shortly before half-time, Kylian Mbappé received a red card. Lately on his intervention, the French striker violently crushed his sole on the calf of Blanco, midfielder of Alavés. A gesture that heavily penalized Real on the return from the locker room. Reduced to ten, the Madrilenians have left Kike García threatening courteous twice in the head in less than ten minutes (50th, 59th). Anxious to take advantage of its numerical superiority, Alavés reinforced its attack with the entrance to Martínez. The Spanish center-center distinguished itself shortly after taking a center of the head, but its attempt, too centered, was easily captured by Courtois (64th).
Manu Sánchez was also expelled in the 70th minute for a dangerous sole on Vinícius Júnior. A gesture similar to that of Mbappé in the first period, which logically resulted in a direct red card. In the 71st minute, Valverde has powerfully hit the law for 20 meters. His shot, well placed, passed right next to Owono's right post, which seemed helpless in the face of the attempt. Bellingham, in turn, lacked the opportunity to double the bet (89th). This victory (0-1) allows the Real Madrid to reduce the gap to 4 points with the leader, FC Barcelona, while consolidating its 6-point lead on Atlético. For its part, Alavés remains 17th.
