The win left Real Madrid on top of the standings on goal difference, level on 45 points with surprise package Girona who was held to a 1-1 draw at Real Betis.
A cessation time title by fullback Lucas Vazquez earned 10- man Real Madrid a 1- 0 palm at lowly Alaves in La Liga on Thursday, with protector Nacho handed his marching orders following a sliding attack.
The palm left Real Madrid on top of the standings on thing difference, position on 45 points with surprise package Girona who was held to a 1- 1 draw at Real Betis before on Thursday.
Real’s old rivals Barcelona is a distant third on 38 points, three ahead Atletico Madrid which has a game in hand and hosts Sevilla on Saturday.
A toothless Real Madrid failed to produce nearly any openings as it looked to be heading towards a dull goalless draw against a rugged Alaves who’s floundering at 17th place in the LaLiga standings but is tough to beat when roared on by their suckers at the Mendizorroza colosseum, having earned 13 of its 16 points playing at home.
It made it delicate for Real, whose only real chance in the first half was when Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde unleashed a sonorous strike from range that goalkeeper Antonio Sivera punched down in the 37th nanosecond.
But after loosing Nacho to a straight red in the 54th nanosecond after an awful superstuds up sliding attack to Samu Omorodion’s ankle, Real started to show signs of life.
While Alaves looked content to catch a point from its giant rivals, Real was more purposeful going forward, missed some half chances and nearly drew first blood when Rodrygo slightly missed the top left corner with a curling strike in the 75th nanosecond.
But it eventually scored one nanosecond into added time when Toni Kroos lifted a corner to Vazquez who headed home from the crowded box.
A last- rustle thing and triumph that were passionately celebrated by Real Madrid players and staff, who let off brume after a worried night and a narrow palm.
“This platoon has unknown powers, ” Carlo Ancelotti told a press conference.
“It was a complicated match and with one man down. everyone allowed that moment would be a typical day for us to slip up.
“But we held on well with ten men, we defended well and, in the end, we were awarded. ”
Argentina centreback German Pezzella’s strike from a answer late in the alternate half helped Real Betis hold surprise LaLiga leaders Girona to a 1- 1 draw on Thursday.
Girona’s stunning launch to the LaLiga season gauged new heights with its first palm ever over Catalan rivals Barcelona two weeks agone, with its 3- 0 defeat at home to Real Madrid in late September, the only major blip in a stunning launch to the crusade.
On Thursday, still, it was unfit to display the same intensity it has shown this season and was mostly dominated by a sturdy Betis which is unbeaten at home in La Liga this crusade.
After Brazilian winger Savinho was brought down by a sliding attack from Betis protector Aitor Ruibal, Ukrainian Artem Dovbyk netted the penalty by wrongfooting the goalkeeper with a tidy finish to the right in the 39th nanosecond.
The host managed to find the equaliser in the 88th nanosecond with Pezzella’s impregnable strike from just inside the box making the utmost of a loose ball in a crowded area after a corner. Know More Latest Football News…
