KICK-OFFpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February 2018
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Second half under way.
Bale, Ronaldo and Benzema all start
Real have won five games in a row - best run this season
Champions 11 points behind Barcelona
Emlyn Begley
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Second half under way.
There has been one game in La Liga so far today - with Celta Vigo beating Europa League qualification rivals Eibar 2-0.
Their two goalscorers, Iago Aspas (12 goals and three assists) and Maxi Gomez (seven goals and two assists), have been involved in 21 of their last 22 goals in the league.
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Real Madrid are the first Spanish team to score 100 goals in all competitions this season.
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
That's seven goals in the last four matches Cristiano Ronaldo has played in - a hat-trick against Real Sociedad, two against Paris St-Germain, one at Real Betis and then that goal today.
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Real Madrid lead at the break.
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Karim Benzema curls an effort just wide from the edge of the box.
Real Madrid 1-0 Alaves
Alexis forces a save from Keylor Navas with a shot on the bounce as we enter two minutes of stoppage time.
Cristiano Ronaldo (44 mins)
Breakthrough. Karim Benzema backheels the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, who turns and smashes the ball into the back of the net from 16 yards out.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Oooh, close. Real Madrid Casemiro fires one just wide from outside the box. Two minutes until the break.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Huge let-off for Alaves keeper Fernando Pacheco, who passes the ball straight to Gareth Bale - but is then able to dive on the ball and the feet of Bale to get it back.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Danger for Real as Alfonso Pedraza's shot is parried by Keylor Navas, who can gather before an Alaves player can tap it in.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Game is opening up now as Theo Hernandez picks out Lucas Vazquez, who swivels and tries to beat the Alaves keeper at his near post. But Fernando Pacheco gets down to save.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Cristiano Ronaldo is hobbling after going over awkwardly in a challenge with Victor Laguardia. Relief for most Real fans that he can play on.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Alaves chance. Former Celtic striker John Guidetti takes the ball off Theo Hernandez, gets past a couple of defenders and then shoots at Keylor Navas - their first shot on target.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
A short corner is played to Cristiano Ronaldo, he cuts in from the left and curls a shot wide of the far post. Real are starting to turn the pressure up.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Oh this would have been some return to the team for Gareth Bale.
Casemiro wins the ball off Alaves with a brilliant sliding tackle, Karim Benzema crosses the ball and Bale puts a flying bicycle kick just wide. Nice.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
The flag has gone up for offside. But Karim Benzema doesn't know that as he somehow slides the ball off the post from about two yards out from Cristiano Ronaldo's cross. Oh dear.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
A quarter of the way through the game, no goals yet. Real have had most of the chances.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Alaves have a second player booked - Ruben Sobrino stood on the ankle of Dani Carvajal.
Real Madrid 0-0 Alaves
Oh Karim Benzema, this really isn't your season.
Alaves have a corner but Real break at real speed. Benzema is picked out in space about 15 yards from goal and slips as he shoots. It goes well wide.
Whistles from the crowd, who aren't impressed.