Alavés vs Real Madrid 2025-26 LALIGA

Alavés

68': Carlos Vicente

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1 - 2

Real Madrid

24': Kylian Mbappé
76': Rodrygo

Rodrygo winner helps Real Madrid keep Barcelona in sight

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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.

Match Commentary

6': Victor Parada (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
45'+3': First Half ends, Alaves 0, Real Madrid 1.
67': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Martínez replaces Pablo Ibáñez.
67': Substitution, Alaves. Carles Aleñá replaces Abde Rebbach.
67': Substitution, Alaves. Carlos Vicente replaces Calebe.
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.
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.
78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dean Huijsen replaces Valde.
78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Arda Güler.
80': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Alaves. Ander Guevara replaces Denis Suárez.
83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Rodrygo because of an injury.
89': Substitution, Alaves. Youssef Enríquez replaces Victor Parada.
89': Abde Rebbach (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Real Madrid. Franco Mastantuono replaces Vinícius Júnior.
90'+3': Ander Guevara (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mendizorrotza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 19,290

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Barcelona	27	67	4
+33	Real Madrid	27	63	4
+18	Villarreal	28	55	7
+21	Atlético Madrid	27	54	5

Full Table

Statistics

RMA		ALA
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

Line-Ups

Alavés (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Antonio Sivera (GK)
5	Jon Pacheco
14	Nahuel Tenaglia
8	Antonio Blanco
24	Victor Parada
17	Jonny
4	Denis Suárez
19	Pablo Ibáñez
21	Abde Rebbach
20	Calebe
15	Lucas Boyé

Substitutes:

Raúl Fernández, Carlos Protesoni, Mariano, Aitor Mañas, Carlos Vicente, Ander Guevara, Jon Guridi, Toni Martínez, Moussa Diarra, Youssef Lekhedim, Rúben Montero, Carles Aleñá.

Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22	Antonio Rüdiger
17	Raúl Asencio
40	Víctor Valdepeñas
8	Federico Valverde
14	Aurélien Tchouaméni
15	Arda Güler
5	Jude Bellingham
11	Rodrygo
7	Vinícius Júnior
10	Kylian Mbappé

Substitutes:

Brahim Díaz, Andriy Lunin, Jorge Cestero, Joan Martínez, Franco Mastantuono, Dani Ceballos, Sergio Mestre, Gonzalo García, Thiago Pitarch, Dean Huijsen.