Real Madrid take on Alavés in their LaLiga matchday 16 fixture. Xabi Alonso's side will be looking to pick up three more points at the Mendizorroza stadium in their final league outing of the year (9 pm CET).
This will be the penultimate league game of 2025 for the Whites, who will be looking to reach the Christmas break in the best way possible. To achieve this, they will be fighting for victory tonight against Alavés and on 20 December at home against Sevilla. In between, they will visit Talavera in their Copa del Rey opening game.

“I'm sure that the desire, attitude and commitment will be there to win the game,” said Xabi Alonso at the Mbappé, the team's top scorer, who did not play on Wednesday in the Champions League, will also be available.
The opposition
Alavés began matchday 16 of LaLiga in eleventh place in the table. In the league, they have a home record of four wins, two draws and two defeats. In the two matches they have played in December, they beat Portugalete in the Copa del Rey (0-3) and Real Sociedad in LaLiga (1-0).