Every match is a matter of life and death for Real Madrid to keep their chances of retaining the La Liga title alive. Real Madrid took to the field against Alaves on Sunday night in such a match. In this dramatic match, Kylian Mbappe was shown a red card and Real had to play with 10 men for a long time.
Later, however, when Alaves' Manu Sanchez also saw a red card, the match was equal in terms of numbers. However, in the thrilling match full of ups and downs, Real left the field with a 1-0 win. The only goal scored by Eduardo Camavinger in the first half of the match made the difference.
After this victory, Real, who was in second place in 31 matches, now has 66 points. Barcelona is at the top with 70 points in the same number of matches. Both teams now have 7 matches left in the league. All in all, it can be said that the thrill is going to reach its peak in the last part of the league.
The first half of the match at Alaves was dramatic. Arda Gul missed a close opportunity in the 9th minute. Then in the 20th minute, Raul Asensio's goal was disallowed due to a foul. However, Eduardo Camavinga made up for that disappointment in the 34th minute. He scored a great shot to give Real a 1-0 lead.
However, the drama reached its peak after 4 minutes. Alaves' Antonio Blanco was initially shown a yellow card for a foul, but the referee later changed his decision after VAR verification and gave a red card. As a result, Real became a team of 10 men. However, they went into the break with a man down.
After the break, Real did not back down from attacking despite playing with a man down. On the other hand, Alaves tried to take advantage of Real's man down.
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