MADRID: Kylian Mbappe struck for a fourth consecutive game as Real Madrid survived a late scare to beat Alaves 3-2 in La Liga on Tuesday. Second-placed Real Madrid cut Barcelona’s lead over leaders Getafe to one point on Wednesday. Madrid dismantled Alaves with goals from Lucas Vazquez, Mbappe and Rodrygo before the visitors’ late volley rocked Carlo Ancelotti’s side. Carlos Protesoni and Kike Garcia scored two goals in two minutes in the closing stages but Madrid held on. “This is football, you can think the game is over, (then there is) a little slip and they score first, they gain confidence and you lose it, it happens,” Ancelotti told reporters. “Of course we don’t want that to happen, but it can.
