Summary

  • Rakitic drills in the third late on, Neymar taps in the fourth

  • Alcacer restores Barca's lead

  • Chelsea loanee Boga levels for Granada

  • Suarez scores with sublime chip

  • FULL-TIME: Real Madrid 3-0 Alaves

Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

  1. Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves

    Less than a minute on the clock when Luka Modric's sliding challenge leads to an opening for Cristiano Ronaldo and his first time shot from outside the penalty area fizzes just over the bar.

  2. KICK-OFF

    Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves

    Blue skies and sunshine over the Bernabeu as Alaves get the game under way. It's a belting day in Spain's capital. Will we see beautiful football from Zinedine Zidane's team?

  3. Unique double for Alaves?

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    Alaves are looking to complete a unique double having already beaten Barcelona at the Nou Camp earlier in the season. 

    Ibai Gomez, who scored the winner on 10 September, starts at the Bernabeu.

    Alaves: Pacheco, Ely, Laguardia, Feddal, Hernandez, Camarasa, Garcia, Gomez, Mendez, Deyverson, Toquero.

  4. Five changes for Real

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    Kick-off is fast approaching in our first game in Spain's capital. The big team news from the Real Madrid dressing room is the number of changes Zinedine Zidane has made from the last outing against Athletic Bilbao on 18 March - five.

    Real have a league game away to Leganes on Wednesday and keeper Keylor Navas, defenders Marcelo, Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos have been left out along with Brazilian midfielder Casemiro.

    In come Kiko Casilla, Pepe, Raphael Varane, Isco and Danilo.

    Real Madrid: Casilla, Danilo, Pepe, Varane, Nacho, Kroos, Modric, Isco, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

  5. Will Real go five points clear?

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    Real Madrid can, temporarily, go five points clear at the top if they beat Basque visitors Alaves at the Bernabeu (15:15 BST).

    Then, after a short siesta, we're off to Andalusia where relegation-threatened Granada and their pack of loan signings from the Premier League host Barcelona (19:45 BST).

    We'll also have goal flashes from the big game in Italy as leaders Juventus face a tough game at third-placed Napoli (19:45 BST).

    Strap yourselves in and prepare for goals, goals and more goals.

  6. No time for slip-ups

    They're rounding the final bend into the home straight. Forty-nine days from the finishing line - 21 until another massive El Clasico.

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    Real Madrid have their noses in front as they hunt down a first La Liga title since 2012 but Barcelona are snapping at their heels.

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    It's Super Sunday in La Liga as Spain's top two resume their campaigns after the international break. No time for slip-ups.    

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