Kylian Mbappé received the first red card of his Real Madrid career for a dangerous tackle against Alavés. Real Madrid came into their fixture with Alavés in desperate need of a victory after suffering two poor defeats to Valencia and Arsenal.

Kylian Mbappe is sent off but his Real Madrid team-mates defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

If Sunday night was meant to be a quiet tune-up for Wednesday’s blockbuster against Arsenal, Kylian Mbappe turned it into an avoidable mess.His red card in Real Madrid’s scrappy 1-0 win away to

However, the last time Madrid were asked to come back from three goals down was against Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-13 season with Jose Mourinho as a coach, and they failed to do so. They had been 4-1 down in the first leg. In the second leg, with the Bernabeu behind them, they were on the verge of a comeback with a 2-0 win.

Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti has suggested that a Champions League comeback against Arsenal in Spain is possible. According to Ancelotti, Real Madrid have achieved Champions League comebacks in the past against different opponents,

Real Madrid have kept themselves in the La Liga title race ahead of their UEFA Champions League showdown with Arsenal.The defending Spanish champions had to show grit in their weekend trip to Alaves