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Match Report

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Rodrygo winner helps Real Madrid keep Barcelona in sight

Rodrygo's first LaLiga goal since January saw a lacklustre Real Madrid side claim a 2-1 win at Alavés, but the performance was unlikely to lift the pressure on head coach Xabi Alonso.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
47.9
Possession
52.1
13
SHOTS
6
6
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
421
462
Passes
488
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
50
29
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
12
24
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
14
20
Effective Clearances
10
20
Clearances
10

Highlights

01:06 Real Madrid get much-needed win over Alaves Watch on ESPN 00:56 Kylian Mbappé slots in the goal for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:45 Thibaut Courtois makes a nice stop Watch on ESPN 00:35 Antonio Sivera with a nice save vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

ALA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Antonio SiveraG
  2. 5Jon PachecoCD-L
  3. 14Nahuel TenagliaCD-R
  4. 8Antonio BlancoDM
  5. 24Victor ParadaLB
  6. 17JonnyRB
  7. 4Denis SuárezCM-L
  8. 19Pablo IbáñezCM-R
  9. 21Abde RebbachLM
  10. 20CalebeRM
  11. 15Lucas BoyéF

Substitutes

  1. 13Raúl FernándezSUB
  2. 23Carlos ProtesoniSUB
  3. 9Mariano DíazSUB
  4. 34Aitor MañasSUB
  5. 7Carlos VicenteSUB
  6. 6Ander GuevaraSUB
  7. 18Jon GuridiSUB
  8. 11Toni MartínezSUB
  9. 22Moussa DiarraSUB
  10. 3Youssef LekhedimSUB
  11. 33Rúben MonteroSUB
  12. 10Carles AleñáSUB

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 17Raúl AsencioCD-R
  4. 40Víctor ValdepeñasLB
  5. 8Federico ValverdeRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 15Arda GülerCM-R
  8. 5Jude BellinghamLM
  9. 11RodrygoRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Brahim DíazSUB
  2. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  3. 28Jorge CesteroSUB
  4. 36Joan MartínezSUB
  5. 30Franco MastantuonoSUB
  6. 19Dani CeballosSUB
  7. 43Sergio MestreSUB
  8. 16Gonzalo GarcíaSUB
  9. 45Thiago PitarchSUB
  10. 24Dean HuijsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Victor Parada (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! Alaves 0, Real Madrid 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.
  3. 67' Substitution, Alaves. Toni Martínez replaces Pablo Ibáñez.
  4. 67' Substitution, Alaves. Carles Aleñá replaces Abde Rebbach.
  5. 67' Substitution, Alaves. Carlos Vicente replaces Calebe.
  6. 68' Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 1. Carlos Vicente (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Blanco with a through ball.
  7. 76' Goal! Alaves 1, Real Madrid 2. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
  8. 78' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dean Huijsen replaces Valde.
  9. 78' Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Arda Güler.
  10. 80' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Alaves. Ander Guevara replaces Denis Suárez.
  12. 83' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
  13. 89' Substitution, Alaves. Youssef Enríquez replaces Victor Parada.
  14. 89' Abde Rebbach (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Vinícius Júnior.
  16. 90'+3' Ander Guevara (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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