Kylian Mbappé received the first red card of his Real Madrid career for a dangerous tackle against Alavés. Real Madrid came into their fixture with Alavés in desperate need of a victory after suffering two poor defeats to Valencia and Arsenal.

Kylian Mbappe is sent off but his Real Madrid team-mates defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

If Sunday night was meant to be a quiet tune-up for Wednesday’s blockbuster against Arsenal, Kylian Mbappe turned it into an avoidable mess.His red card in Real Madrid’s scrappy 1-0 win away to

However, the last time Madrid were asked to come back from three goals down was against Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-13 season with Jose Mourinho as a coach, and they failed to do so. They had been 4-1 down in the first leg. In the second leg, with the Bernabeu behind them, they were on the verge of a comeback with a 2-0 win.

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has insisted the Gunners will go to Real Madrid with the "mentality to win". Mikel Arteta's side hold a 3-0 first-leg lead in their Champions League quarter-final but know the job is not done given the pedigree Madrid have in the competition.