Real Madrid aims to bounce back from humiliation in the middle of the week when they visit Deportivo Alaves at La Liga on Sunday afternoon.
LOS BLANCOS was dismantled by Arsenal during the first stage of their quarter -final of the Champions League and will need a miraculous return – even according to their standards – to reach the semi -finals of this year’s competition. Carlo Ancelotti will be tempted to rest the staff before Wednesday’s shock, but Madrid is still hunting to defend his crown La Liga.
The Alaves threatened by relegation are their opponents this weekend while they aim to recover from the home defeat of last weekend in Valence. The winner of the 95th minute of Hugo Duro means that Madrid’s title prospects are now suspended in balance as they play the catch -up of the leaders of the Barcelona League.
The Alaves are fighting on the other side of the division as they seek to avoid the demotion of the second level. Manager Eduardo Coudet has helped stabilize the ship since its arrival in December and recent 1-0 victories against Villarreal and Girona have considerably increased the chances of the Basque part to stand. They still have work to do, however, and everything that was won in their battle with Madrid was worth celebrating.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the meeting.
Alaves vs Real Madrid Record head-to-head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Alaves | real Madrid |
|---|---|
Girona 0-1 Alaves – 05/04/25 | Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid – 08/04/25 |
Alaves 0-2 Rayo Vallecano – 03/29/25 | Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia – 05/04/25 |
Las Palmas 2-2 Alaves – 03/14/25 | Real Madrid 4-4 Real SOCIEDAD – 01/04/25 |
Alaves 1-0 Villarreal – 08/03/25 | Real Madrid 3-2 Leganes – 03/29/25 |
Mallorca 1-1 Alaves – 02/03/25 | Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid – 03/15/25 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Leading sports player, Laligatv |
UNITED STATES | FUBOTV, ESPN APP, ESPN Deportes, ESPN + |
Canada | TSN + |
Alaves will be without three players by suspension this Sunday after midfielder Jon Gudidi, the first choice goalkeeper Antonio Sivera and the winger Tomas Conechny all received their fifth yellow card from the season in victory on Girona. In better news, the right departure Nahuel Tenaglia returns from its ban on a match.
Madrid will have to make special arrangements to continue directing the marker of Alaves Kike Garcia silent this weekend, the 35-year-old veteran who marked 11 times at La Liga this quarter. Carlos Vicente, who scored the winner the last time, could be his supplier on the right side with four assists in all competitions.
Alaves predicts the VS Real Madrid programming (4-2-3-1): Owono; Tenaglia, Abqar, Diarra, Sanchez; Jordan, Blanco; Vicente, Alena, Martin; Garcia.
Ferland Mendy has been excluded from the next confrontation with Arsenal and, of course, will miss the meeting of this weekend with Alaves. The French replacement at the Emirates stadium was David Alaba, subject to injuries, who suffered a chance in defeat and will probably be rested before the return stage.
Federico Valverde also suffered a blow during the mid -week defeat in the north of London despite the end of the game. It will have to be assessed before the trip to Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Madrid is guaranteed to be without long -term absent Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal, while Dani Ceballos and goalkeeper Andriy Lunin are important doubts.
Eduardo Camavonga is suspended for the mid -week visit of Arsenal after being sent late in the procedure on Tuesday evening, but his suspension does not refer to La Liga.
The predicted programming of Real Madrid vs Alaves (4-2-3-1): Courteous; Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, F. Garcia; Tchouameni, Camavonga; Diaz, Guller, Rodrygo; Endrick.
Madrid will run before their confrontation with the Gunners in Europe this Wednesday, but their embarrassment of wealth should prove too much for the Alaves on Sunday. Their support distribution must switch to the plate in the middle of a difficult period and ensure that more points are not abandoned at La Liga.
Los Blancheos won her six previous games with Alaves, marking 20 times in said battles, and should extend this sequence of victories against their animated hosts.
