Real Madrid defeated their guest Deportivo Alaves with a score of (2-1) in the match that brought the two teams together at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium as part of the 33rd round of the Spanish League.

With this victory, Real Madrid increased their tally to 73 points in second place, temporarily reducing the gap to 6 points with the leader Barcelona, while Deportivo Alaves remained at 33 points in seventeenth place.

The French star Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a shot from outside the penalty area that deflected off one of the Alaves defenders and deceived the goalkeeper, before Militao suffered an injury in the 44th minute.

In the second half, Brazilian Vinicius Junior extended the lead for the royal team with a brilliant goal in the 50th minute, after unleashing a powerful shot from outside the area that the goalkeeper couldn't stop.

Alavés created numerous scoring opportunities, especially in the final minutes of the match, but their players lacked effectiveness, amidst the brilliance of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, while the goalpost saved Real Madrid's net on more than one occasion.

In the 90+2 minute, Alavés scored a goal to narrow the gap, after a shot from outside the penalty area was converted by Toni Martínez into the net of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.