Real Madrid and Alaves have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Bernabeu in La Liga on Tuesday.
The second-placed hosts are nine points behind Barcelona and winless in four matches in all competitions, taking one point from their last four in the top flight and exiting the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
Babazorros El Glorioso are a point above the relegation zone after a four-match unbeaten run featuring three draws.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Real Madrid host Alaves in La Liga.
Real Madrid confirmed team vs Alaves
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad), winger Rodrygo (knee) and defender Raul Asencio (gastroenteritis) are sidelined for Madrid, who make three changes from their 4-3 defeat at Bayern on April 15.
Aurelian Tchouameni returns in midfield, as does Dean Huijsen in central defence and Alvaro Carreras at left-back.
Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy make way.
Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Arda Guler, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
Madrid substitutes: Sergio Mestre, Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Eduardo Camavinga, Gonzalo Garcia, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Franco Mastantuono, Thiago Pitarch
Alaves full line up vs Real Madrid
Winger Abderrahman Rebbach is suspended and midfielder Carlos Protesoni has a leg injury for Alaves, who make three alterations from their 3-3 draw at Real Sociedad on April 11, when Lucas Boye scored a 98th-minute equaliser.
Youssef, Denis Suarez and Boye are the new faces in the visitors’ line-up.
Alaves starting XI: Antonio Sivera, Angel Propios, Javi Otto, Nahuel Tenaglia, Victor Parada, Youssef, Antonio Blanco, Jon Guridi, Denis Suarez, Toni Martinez, Lucas Boye
Alaves substitutes: Raul Fernandez, Swiderski, Jon Pacheco, Ander Guevara, Mariano Diaz, Carles Alena, Koski, Robert Ibanez, Calebe, Ibrahim, Egoitz M. L., Manas
Where to watch Madrid vs Alaves: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET / 12:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Real Madrid vs Alaves stats
- Madrid have won the last eight editions of the fixture, including four victories by exactly three goals
- Four of the last five meetings between the teams have been decided by a goal, including a 2-1 Madrid away win on December 14 in which Rodrygo scored the 76th-minute winner
- Eleven of the 12 encounters between the clubs at Madrid during the 21st century have ended in home wins, the exception a 2-1 Alaves victory on November 28 2020
- Before their 1-1 draw with Girona on April 10, Madrid had won seven of their previous eight home league matches
- Kylian Mbappe is the top scorer in La Liga (23 goals), two ahead of Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi
- France captain Mbappe’s total of 27 direct goal involvements in the 2025/26 division (23 goals and four assists) is one ahead of Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal (26, comprising 15 goals and 11 assists)
- Alaves have scored at least twice in each of their last three away matches (nine goals in total), having only done so in one of their preceding 13 games on the road in this season’s top flight
- Of players not with Madrid or Barcelona, Only Muriqi, Osasuna’s Ante Budimir (16) and Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabal (12) have scored more times in this season’s Liga than Boye (11)
- Before the start of Tuesday’s action, Alaves had committed the most fouls in this season’s Liga (474 – three ahead of the next-nearest team in that respect, Getafe)
- Only five players not to play for Madrid or Barca have attempted more passes in the 2025/26 top flight than Antonio Blanco (1,577)
