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Real Madrid Closes Gap on Barcelona in La Liga Thriller
21 Apr
Summary
- Real Madrid defeated Alaves 2-1 to reduce Barcelona's lead to six points.
- Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored for Real Madrid.
- Alaves scored a late consolation goal with the final kick of the game.

Real Madrid clinched a vital 2-1 win against Alaves, shrinking the gap at the summit of La Liga to six points. Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with his 24th league goal this season.
Vinicius Junior extended Real's lead six minutes into the second half, capitalizing on a Federico Valverde pass for his 12th goal of the campaign. Alaves found the net with their final action of the game via Tony Martinez, but it proved to be only a consolation.