Kylian Mbappe nets as Real Madrid fend off Alaves fight-back

Real Madrid survived a late scare as goals by Lucas Vazquez, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo gave them a 3-2 home win over Deportivo Alaves in La Liga on Tuesday.

Carlos Benavidez and Kike Garcia scored in the 88th and 89th minutes for Alaves but Real held on to win a match they had mostly dominated.

Real are second in the La Liga standings on 17 points, one behind leaders Barcelona who have a game in hand and will host second from bottom Getafe on Wednesday.

Real opened the scoring a little over a minute after kickoff when Vinicius Jr 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.

The champions produced a commanding performance after a bumpy start to the season, with Vinicius, Mbappe and Bellingham a constant threat to their rivals.

Mbappe fired into the back of the net in the 22nd minute but his goal was ruled out for offside.

Real kept dominating the action throughout the first half and extended their lead in the 40th minute when Mbappe played a neat one-two with Bellingham before cutting inside and slotting a tidy finish to the right of the goalkeeper.

Real 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.

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.

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