Many would have expected an easy victory for Real Madrid against relegation-threatened Alaves, but it wasn’t to be.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side had a difficult game away at Alaves, with Ancelotti himself getting a yellow card in the first half.

The second-half started on a more terrible note for Real Madrid, as Nacho Gonzalez was sent off shortly after the restart.

With Real a man down, it made life difficult for the Los Blancos, but Real managed to stay in control.

With the game looking like it was seemingly over, Lucas Vazquez was at hand to head home a corner kick from Toni Kroos in stoppage time to end the game 1-0.

Interestingly, Girona also conceded a late goal in similar circumstance against Real Betis.

Thursday’s result ensured that Real go top of the table, albeit level on points with Girona. Both teams have garnered 45 points from 18 games, 7 points more than Barcelona.