Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior struck as Real Madrid beat Alavés 2-1 at the Bernabéu, cutting Barcelona’s La Liga lead to six points.
Mbappé netted his 24th league goal before Vinícius doubled the advantage, though Toni Martínez scored late for the visitors.
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Arbeloa’s side, still chasing their first win since the Bayern Munich defeat, remain in the title race but must rely on Barça slipping up, with El Clásico in May looming large.

























