Kylian Mbappe was sent off for the first time in his Real Madrid career but his team-mates held on to defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.Mbappe was initially shown a yellow card for catching Antonio Blanco high on the shin with a late challenge,

Kylian Mbappé received the first red card of his Real Madrid career for a dangerous tackle against Alavés. Real Madrid came into their fixture with Alavés in desperate need of a victory after suffering two poor defeats to Valencia and Arsenal.

Real Madrid has overcome Kylian Mbappé’s red card for a reckless tackle in the first half to win 1-0 at Alaves and get back to within four points of Spanish league leader Barcelona.