Real Madrid 2-0 Alaves: Karim Benzema the hero once again for the hosts as French striker nets penalty before setting up Marco Asensio as Zinedine Zidane’s men strengthen their grip on LaLiga title
- Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead after Ximo Navarro was adjudged to have fouled Ferland Mendy
- Alaves lost right-back Navarro to injury ten minutes later while referee Jesus Gil Manzano also got an injury
- Hector Rodriguez replaced Manzano as referee in the second half before Marco Asensio but Madrid two up
- The strike was initially ruled out for offside but VAR found Benzema was onside before assisting Asensio
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Real Madrid welcome Alaves to the Bernabeu in LaLiga’s Friday night action.
Zinedine Zidane‘s men are flying high at the top of the table and have won all seven games since football in Spain made its long-awaited return, while Alaves are in the fight for survival are are sitting just three points above the relegation zone.
A win for the hosts would open up a four-point gap to rivals Barcelona and make them firm favourite to go on to lift the league title. But three points for Alaves are just as crucial for very different reasons.
Sportsmail’s ALEC FENN will provide you with all the live updates for the match, plus all the build-up and lineups before the action gets started at 9pm BST.
