Real Madrid fielded their strongest lineup with stars in such as Rodrygo, Mbappe and Vinicius. Coach Ancelotti’s team did not want to lose points in the race for the top spot with Barcelona.
Against a weaker opponent, Real Madrid pushed up their formation to look for a goal. They scored in the first minute, Vinicius made an impressive breakthrough, then passed back for Lucas Vazquez to finish with one touch to open the score 1-0 for the home team.
Real Madrid have actually been missing Jude Bellingham in the middle of the park. Now he makes playing football so easy for Mbappé
The early goal helped Real Madrid play more excitedly and dominate the game. However, Real Madrid’s strikers played quite hastily and continuously missed good opportunities.
It was not until the 40th minute that Real Madrid continued to make a difference. Bellingham passed the ball smoothly for Mbappe to run down, the French striker dribbled and finished neatly to increase the score to 2-0 for Real Madrid.
3 minutes into the second half, Real Madrid continued to score more goals. In the 48th minute, Rodrygo had a technical turn before decisively finishing past goalkeeper Sivera, raising the score to 3-0 for the “White Vultures”
Leading 3-0, Real Madrid played leisurely and completely controlled the midfield area. However, Mbappe and his teammates continuously missed opportunities like in the first half and Real Madrid almost had to pay the price.
Alaves played explosively at the end of the match, in the 85th minute, Benavidez had an accurate shot outside the penalty area to shorten the score to 1-3. A minute later, substitute Garcia scored the second goal for Alaves.
Real Madrid defended awkwardly at the end of the match and luck helped them preserve the 3-2 victory at the Bernabeu. After 7 rounds of La Liga, coach Ancelotti’s army temporarily shortened the gap to one point with the top team Barcelona.
On September 29, Real Madrid will visit Atletico in round 8 of La Liga, then three days later they will travel to Lille to play the second leg of the UEFA Champions League group stage.