"Los Blancos" beat "Alaves" with some difficulty.
Madrid Real" defeated Alaves" in a home match of the 7th round of the Spanish La Liga of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid ended with a score of 3:2.
Already in the first minute of the match, the hosts were brought out by Lucas Vazquez, who entered the game with the captain's armband. Vinicius Junior added an assist to his credit.
In the 40th minute, the “creamy” team strengthened their advantage – Kylian Mbappe scored a beautiful goal, taking advantage of a pass from Jude Bellingham.
Immediately after the break, the “Royal Club” hit the opponent's goal for the third time – Rodrigo scored after a pass from Lucas Vazquez.
However, Alaves unexpectedly managed to bring the intrigue back into the match. Goals from Carlos Benavides and Quique Garcia in the 85th and 86th minutes respectively reduced the visitors' deficit to a minimum, but Carlo Ancelotti's men still managed to hold on to the victory.
It should be noted that Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin spent the entire match on the bench. As before, the Blancos' goal was defended by Belgian Thibaut Courtois.
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This victory moved Real Madrid (17 points) up to second place in the La Liga standings. Madrid is one point behind Barcelona, which has played one match less. “Alaves” (10 points) is in eighth position.
In the next round of the Spanish championship, “Real” will play “Atletico” away in the Madrid derby on September 29. The day before, “Alaves” will play away against “Getafe”.