vinicius late strike | real madrid bounce back with 2-1 win over alaves
MATCH INFO
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Real Madrid 2-1 Alaves
Date: April 21, 2026
Competition: La Liga
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
real madrid beat alaves 2-1 at the santiago bernabeu to bounce back from their champions league heartbreak. bellingham opened the scoring early but alaves made it a difficult night. vinicius jr scored a late winner to secure three crucial points for ancelotti's men.
Goals
minute 14 jude bellingham finish. 1-0 madrid. valverde cuts it back from the right side of the box, bellingham arrives late and sweeps it perfectly into the bottom corner.
minute 58 carlos vicente strike. 1-1 alaves. quick counter attack catches madrid sleeping, vicente cuts inside and fires a low hard shot past courtois.
minute 82 vinicius jr finish. 2-1 madrid. brilliant solo effort down the left wing, cuts into the box past two defenders and bends it beautifully into the far corner.
How It Went
madrid started strong, clearly eager to put the bayern munich defeat behind them. bellingham gave them a deserved early lead and they controlled the first half. the energy dropped noticeably in the second half, though, and alaves grew into the game, finding a shock equalizer on the counter. ancelotti turned to his bench to inject some life into the squad. madrid piled on the pressure in the final twenty minutes and were eventually saved by individual brilliance from vinicius late on.
Quick Take
vinicius jr bails out madrid again. pure magic from the brazilian when they needed it most.
important win to shake off the champions league hangover and keep momentum in la liga.
alaves put up a massive fight. defended deep and countered with real purpose.
bellingham back on the scoresheet. energetic performance driving the midfield.
madrid secure the points but looked mentally exhausted in the second half.