Real Madrid returned to winning ways in the league after a 2-1 win over Alaves, in the match valid for the 33rd round of La Liga. The main strikers of Arbeloa's team found the goal: First Kylian Mbappé in the 30th minute, his 24th goal in the league, and Vinicius in the 50th, with the Brazilian closing the score of the match. Real Madrid thus temporarily approaches Barcelona to 6 points.
“Los Blancos” started the match with dominance and managed to open the scoring in the 30th minute. Arda Guler served for Kylian Mbappe, who shot from outside the area and, after a deflection, the ball ended up in the net for 1-0. The Madrid team also created other chances in the first half, with Mbappé close to goal and Eder Militao who hit the crossbar from very close range. On the other hand, Alaves came very close to equalizing at the end of the first half, but Andriy Lunin appeared decisive with a spectacular save on Toni Martinez, while the striker also hit the post in the same action.
In the second half, Real Madrid doubled their lead in the 50th minute. Federico Valverde set up Vinicius Junior, who scored a beautiful goal from distance, sending the ball into the bottom corner for 2-0. However, Alaves also had their moments. Antonio Sivera made some important saves, while in the last minutes Victor Parada hit the post with a header after a precise cross, missing a golden opportunity to narrow the gap. Until the end, the guests managed to score through Toni Martinez to narrow the score to 2-1, but they could not avoid defeat. After this victory, Real Madrid climbs to 73 points, remaining six points behind the leader Barcelona, who has 79 points, but also one game less.
