Kylian Mbappe was shown a red card during Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Alaves in a La Liga encounter on Sunday evening.
It was Mbappe’s first red card since April 2019, and it was his first since joining Real Madrid this term.
Mbappe was initially shown a yellow card for catching Antonio Blanco high on the shin with a late challenge, but that was upgraded to red after a VAR review.
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Despite his 38th-minute exit, his team-mates held on to defeat Alaves and move back to within four points of league leaders Barcelona.
Alaves also finished the game with 10 men as they had Manu Sánchez sent off on 70 minutes.
Eduardo Camavinga gave Real Madrid the lead with a curling left-footed strike from just outside the penalty area on 34 minutes, and they held on to win.
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