Leganés, Madrid, Spain — For April 13, 2025, Real Madrid go battle Deportivo Alavés for important La Liga match wey fit determine dem title race. As di match dey approach, Madrid don face two losses in a row, last week dem fall 2-1 to Valencia, while Alavés don win 1-0 against Girona. Dis game go kick off for 7:15 AM PT (10:15 AM ET) for Estadio de Mendizorroza.
Real Madrid currently dey fight hard to maintain dem position for di top of di table, especially as Barcelona don extend dem lead to seven points after dem win wey dem get against Leganés. Coach Carlo Ancelotti sabi sey e need at least three points against 17th-placed Alavés to keep dem title hopes alive.
Alavés don improve for di past five matches, featuring two wins and two draws, so dem no go take dis match lightly. Dem dey look to escape relegation, and dem form go give dem some confidence as dem enter dis match.
In terms of team news, Alavés go miss few key players due to bans, including Jon Guridi and Antonio Sivera, while Jesus Owono go fit stand in goal. Madrid, on di other hand, dey expect to welcome back Federico Valverde and Dani Ceballos but Ferland Mendy, David Alaba, and others go still dey out due to injury.
“We need dis win bad,” Ancelotti talk about di upcoming match. “Alavés dey find form and we no fit allow dem take points from us if we wan still get a chance for di title,” he add.
In di reverse fixture for Santiago Bernabéu earlier dis season, Madrid manage win by 3-2 after Lucas Vázquez and Kylian Mbappé score goals. Alavés go dey eager to turn di tables this time around as dem play for home.
As Barcelona dey hold dem breath for di Madrid-Alavés clash, all eyes go dey on di final whistle to see if Real Madrid fit get di win wey dem dey hope for against di relegation-threatened side.
