Madrid, Dec. 15 -- Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo scored to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win away to Alaves, trimming the gap to La Liga leader FC Barcelona to four points.
Mbappe opened the scoring in the 24th minute after an excellent run before firing into the top corner on Sunday.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a fine save to deny Pablo Ibanez on the stroke of halftime, but Carlos Vicente leveled for Alaves in the 68th minute with a goal initially ruled offside before VAR overturned the decision.
Rodrygo restored Real Madrid's lead in the 76th minute after good work from Vinicius Jr, but then left the pitch with a calf injury.
FC Barcelona won 2-0 at home to Osasuna on Saturday, with Raphinha scoring both goals in the last 20 minutes.
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