Kylian Mbappe was sent off for the first time in his Real Madrid career but his team-mates held on to defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.Mbappe was initially shown a yellow card for catching Antonio Blanco high on the shin with a late challenge,

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain (Reuters) -Defending champions Real Madrid secured a nervy 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Sunday after a reckless foul by Kylian Mbappe had them reduced to 10 men late in the first half.

Kylian Mbappe was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge during the first half of Real Madrid's crucial La Liga clash with Alavés.