Real Madrid Move Five Points Clear of Barcelona, Defeat Deportivo Alavés 3-0

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 02: Nacho of Real Madrid celebrates with Isco Alarcon and Lucas Vazquez after scoring Real's 3rd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Deportivo Alaves on April 2, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 02: Nacho of Real Madrid celebrates with Isco Alarcon and Lucas Vazquez after scoring Real's 3rd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Deportivo Alaves on April 2, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)
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It was a tale of two halves to put it lightly. Real Madrid returned to La Liga action Sunday after two weeks off for the international break, to face mid-table side Deportivo Alavés. While the scoreline may read 3-0 to Real Madrid, it was no easy victory or rout. Ben Sundock tells you more.

If you didn’t have the chance to watch the entirety of the Real Madrid – Deportivo Alavés game, then you missed a crazy one.

It was a tale of two halves for Los Blancos at home in front of a sellout crowd, with great pressure and possession in the first half, giving way to a second half that was filled with mental errors, poor defensive miscues, and a couple should-have-been goals from Alavés.

Yet, the score still reads Real Madrid 3, Alavés 0.

Goals from Karim Benzema in the 31st minute, and a couple of late ‘icing on the cake’ goals from Isco (a beautifully placed shot just below the bar) and a rebound header from Nacho, were enough to get Zinedine’s Zidane’s side all three points, despite playing a heavily rotated squad.