Mbappe sees red but Camavinga lifts Real Madrid
Real Madrid overcame Kylian Mbappe's first-half red card to claim a nervy 1-0 win over LaLiga struggler Alaves.
In a tight encounter at Mendizorroza, Eduardo Camavinga gave Madrid the lead in the 34th minute, scoring from outside the box with a brilliant curling shot with his left foot, after an earlier goal by Raul Asencio was ruled out after a VAR review.
But Mbappe’s reckless tackle on Alaves midfielder and former Madrid academy player Antonio Blanco left Carlo Ancelotti's team having to play all of the second half with 10 men.
The striker lunged late and high onto Blanco’s shin from behind, though the player count was levelled in the 70th minute after Vinicius Junior was subjected to a similar foul by Manu Sanchez.
Madrid had the chance to kill the game in stoppage time, but Jude Bellingham squandered a golden opportunity to double the lead. Teed up smartly by Vinícius, the England international could only produce a tame finish straight at Jesus Owono.
Los Blancos were not made to pay, though, as they moved back within four points of Barcelona with seven games remaining.
Alaves, meanwhile, is in 17th place with 30 points, one point outside the drop zone.
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