Los Blancos’ had to dig deep in Vitoria against a relegation threatened Alavés side who pushed the visitors all the way.

Kylian Mbappe is sent off but his Real Madrid team-mates defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Real Madrid came into their fixture with Alavés in desperate need of a victory after suffering two poor defeats to Valencia and Arsenal. Los Blancos were cruising in the first half at the Estadio de Mendizorroza thanks to an early goal from Eduardo Camavinga when the game suddenly turned on its head.