
Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 victory over Alaves on Tuesday. Mbappe opened the scoring with a deflected shot in the first half, followed by Vinicius Junior's long-range goal early in the second half. Alaves managed to score a late goal in stoppage time through Toni Martinez. This win ends Real Madrid's two-match winless streak in La Liga, bringing them within six points of league leaders Barcelona, who are scheduled to play Celta Vigo on Wednesday. In other La Liga matches, Real Betis secured a 3-2 comeback win against Girona, Athletic Bilbao defeated Osasuna 1-0, and Mallorca drew 1-1 with Valencia.
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