Soccer-Ten-man Real overcome lowly Alaves 1-0 after Mbappe sees red

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Deportivo Alaves v Real Madrid - Estadio Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain - April 13, 2025 Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham in action with Deportivo Alaves' Moussa Diarra and Deportivo Alaves' Carlos Protesoni REUTERS/Vincent West

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.

Eduardo Camavinga gave Real the lead in the 34th minute, scoring from outside the box with a brilliant curled shot, after an earlier goal by Raul Asencio was ruled out following a VAR check.