Real Madrid Wins Narrowly Against Alavés, Maintains Gap From Barcelona

In a tough match in La Liga, Real Madrid faced stiff resistance from Deportivo Alavés. The ‘merengues’ managed to secure the difficult win (0-1), maintaining their steady gap with league leader Barcelona (-4 points). Initially, a goal by Raúl Asensio was disallowed by VAR in the 19th minute due to an offside call. However, Édouard Camavinga opened the scoreline at Alavés’ home ground in the 34th minute (0-1). Shortly after, Real Madrid suffered a significant setback when Kylian Mbappé received his first red card for a harsh challenge on Antonio Blanco of Alavés in the 38th minute. The numerical balance was restored in the 70th minute when Manu Sánchez fouled Vinícius Jr., leading to a yellow card initially. After VAR intervention, the referee reviewed the incident and upgraded the yellow card to a red.