Real Madrid survived a late scare as goals by Lucas Vazquez, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo gave them a 3-2 home win over Alavés in LaLiga on Tuesday.
Carlos Benavidez and Kike Garcia scored in the 88th and 89th minutes for Alavés, but Madrid held on to win a match they had mostly dominated.
The hosts opened the scoring a little over a minute after kickoff when Vinicius Junior took a long Federico Valverde pass in his stride and ran up the left channel before setting up fullback Vazquez who fired home from close range.
Real extended their lead in the 40th minute when Mbappe played a neat one-two with Jude Bellingham before cutting inside and slotting a tidy finish to the right of the goalkeeper.
The defending champions looked to be heading for a comfortable win when Rodrygo scored their third three minutes after the break, firing a low shot under the goalkeeper’s legs to finish off a quick counter-attack.
However, both Benavidez and Garcia capitalised on some poor defending to get Alaves back in the contest but their comeback came too late to prevent Real taking all three points.
