Summary

  • Real Madrid begin La Liga campaign

  • Bale starts for Ancelotti's side against Alaves

  • PSG beat Strasbourg in first game since Messi joined from Barcelona

  • Argentine superstar presented on pitch at Parc des Princes

  1. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 59 mins

    Alaves 0-2 Real Madrid

    Alaves make two changes.

    Mamadou Loum comes on for his debut and John Guidetti is on too. Pere Pons and Manu Garcia are replaced.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Wuanito Daniel: is it too soon to say Hazard's back to his best? Cause that flick was amazing

  3. goal

    GOAL - Alaves 0-2 Real Madridpublished at 56 mins

    Nacho

    Game over?

    Luka Modric plays a short corner and gets it back before whipping in a cross. Nacho meets it at the near post and smashed a volley home from four yards out.

  4. Postpublished at 22:12 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid

    David Alaba whips a nice cross into Gareth Bale but it's headed behind.

    That was really lovely skill by Eden Hazard for Karim Benzema's goal. He's looking quite fit today.

  5. Postpublished at 22:11 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid

    Karim Benzema scores the first goal of a La Liga campaign for Real Madrid for the third time, after 2014-15 and 2019-20.

    He is the first Real Madrid this century player to achieve this, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored the first goal of the season for the club twice.

  6. YELLOW CARDpublished at 53 mins

    Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid

    Gareth Bale is booked for a high boot to block an Alaves player's pass.

  7. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid

    Karim Benzema picks out Gareth Bale, who cuts into the box but his shot is blocked byu a defender.

  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 22:07 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

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  9. goal

    GOAL - Alaves 0-1 Real Madridpublished at 48 mins

    Karim Benzema

    Lovely.

    Gareth Bale crosses over to Lucas Vazquez. He in turn picks out Eden Hazard, who flicks the ball with his heel into the path of Karim Benzema to volley home.

  10. Postpublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

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  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    Here we go. Gols por favor.

  12. Postpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    The players are back out for the second half.

  13. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    PSG 4-2 Strasbourg

    On the night where Lionel Messi was introduced to Paris St-Germain fans, Mauricio Pochettino's side ensured they put on a show.

    It looked like it was one way traffic after PSG went 3-0 up through goals from Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappe and Draxler, but the visitors fought back in the second half.

    Kevin Gameiro and Ludovic Ajorque both headed past Keylor Navas to give us a real game on our hands, but Pablo Sarabia put the game to bed four minutes from time with a tap-in from Kylian Mbappe's cross.

  14. Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    It was a fairly even first half. Six shots to eight. One shot on target each. It was also a very forgettable half of football.

  15. HALF-TIMEpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    Boos as the half-time whistle goes.

    The boos are because an Alaves player is down on the ground after being caught by a stray Eden Hazard elbow.

    Accidental was the ref's decision, you'd imagine. Well he'd have been sent off otherwise.

  16. CLOSE!published at 87 mins

    PSG 4-2 Strasbourg

    The flag stays down and Waris Majeed is through on goal.

    He smashes it into the side netting and that's a big chance wasted with three minutes of normal time remaining.

  17. Postpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    It's maybe 40 yards out but David Alaba still shoots. It's far too high - miles over.

  18. Postpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    Real Madrid have another free-kick in shooting range - well the edge of shooting range - as Tomas Pina brings down Federico Valverde.

  19. goal

    GOAL - PSG 4-2 Strasbourgpublished at 86 mins

    Pablo Sarabia

    That's more like it.

    Another goal for PSG, another Kylian Mbappe assist.

    This time he puts it on a plate for Pablo Sarabia to tap in and that looks like the end of any Strasbourg comeback.

  20. Postpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 14 August 2021

    Alaves 0-0 Real Madrid

    Another Alaves chance, this time Luis Rioja shoots wide from just outside the box. They've had the better chances I'd say.