He gave the ball away leaving Alaves substitute Pere Pons through on goal but the midfielder, who had only just come on, missed the target. And the Frenchman teed-up Vinicius to score the second after a brilliant build-up that involved Asensio and Fede Valverde. It was Valverde who had Real Madrid’s next chance with a lob just over to the top as Real Madrid made a positive start with the finishing touch against Jose Luis Mendilibar’s team. It was frustrating stuff for Madrid as – that chance aside they struggled to break down Alaves’ defence. The omens were not good and sure enough Asensio broke the deadlock and silence the crowd and open the floodgates.

Source: Daily Mail February 19, 2022 23:28 UTC