By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -Real Madrid survived a late scare as goals by Lucas Vazquez, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo gave them a 3-2 home win over Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Tuesday. Carlos Benavidez and Kike Garcia scored in the 88th and 89th minutes for Alaves but Real held on to win a match they had mostly dominated.

In the end, the points were eventually wrapped up in a bitter and frenetic atmosphere after Alaves grabbed two late goals following sloppy Madrid play, while there was a potential injury to Kylian Mbappe.

Real Madrid had to suffer to maintain their winning run in La Liga as Alaves came close to drawing the game in the final few minutes of their last league encounter. Ultimately, the Merengues were

Former France and Real Madrid center back Raphael Varane has announced his retirement to end a career that included a World Cup title and a big haul of club trophies.

Former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Raphaël Varane has retired from football after suffering a knee injury on his debut at Serie A side Como.