Second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos helped Real Madrid to hard-earned away win over Deportivo Alaves.
Match Reports
Dani Carval was the unlikely match-winner for Real Madrid as a gritty 2-1 victory at Deportivo Alaves took them top of LaLiga on Saturday.
The right-back prodded home at the end of a chaotic 17-minute period at a sodden Mendizorroza that saw the two sides share three second-half goals.
Sergio Ramos scored first, nodding in Toni Kroos' free-kick, then turned villain with a foul on Joselu that allowed Lucas Perez to restore parity from the spot.
Match Events
29' Isco's long shot too straight
Modric's right-wing cross is palmed onto the post by Pacheco and it bounces back across goal where Carvajal pokes it in! It's 2-1 to Real Madrid!
37' Casemiro's long shot stopped by pacheco
A ball towards Bale is cut out but it falls kindly to Casemiro, who blasts an effort at goal from distance that Pacheco has to beat behind!
52' GOAL! Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid (Ramos)
Kroos floats a free-kick into the box and the centre-half deftly glances the ball into the bottom-left corner! It's 1-0 to Madrid!
56' Modric handball overlooked by ref
65' Penalty Goal! Alaves 1-1 Real Madrid (Perez)
The striker steps up and coolly dispatches the penalty into the bottom-right corner, sending Areola the wrong way! It's 1-1!
69' GOAL! Alaves 1-2 Real Madrid (Carvajal)
Modric's right-wing cross is palmed onto the post by Pacheco and it bounces back across goal where Carvajal pokes it in! It's 2-1 to Real Madrid!
Standing
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Line-ups
Alaves XI: Wakaso, Joselu, Laguardia, Aleix Vidal, Pina, Perez, Ximo Navarro, Pacheco, Duarte, Rioja, Aguirregabiria
Subs: Garcia, Guidetti, Ely, Burgui, Pons, Sivera, Burke
Real Madrid XI: Ramos, Modric, Benzema, Bale, Kroos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Isco, Areola, Carvajal, Militao
Subs: Courtois, Jovic, Odriozola, Ferland Mendy, Valverde, Vinicius, Rodrygo