Real Madrid close on Barcelona as Mbappe and Vinicius net against Alaves

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Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior each scored as Real Madrid ended a four-game winless streak by defeating Alaves 2-1 to move closer to Spanish league leader Barcelona.

The victory on Tuesday at the Bernabeu Stadium left Madrid six points behind Barcelona, which hosted sixth-placed Celta Vigo yesterday.

It was Madrid’s first game since it was eliminated by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Madrid lost 2-1 at home and 4-3 in Germany in the second leg. The team’s last two Spanish league matches had been a 1-1 home draw against Girona and a 2-1 loss at Mallorca.