Real Madrid kept on the heels of Barcelona, scraping past relegation-threatened Alavés 1-0. Eduardo Camavinga scored the only goal in a game full of flash points. Real Madrid had to face some early pressure from the home side,

Kylian Mbappe was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge during the first half of Real Madrid's crucial La Liga clash with Alaves.

Real Madrid closed the gap to Barcelona at the top of LaLiga back to four points as Eduardo Camavinga’s goal saw off Alaves 1-0 but Kylian Mbappe saw red as both sides finished with 10 men. Real had already seen a Raul Asencio header ruled out by VAR when Camavinga,