📸 Mbappé receives first Real Madrid red card for this tackle 😳 | OneFootball

Real Madrid's quest to cut Barcelona's lead at the top of LaLiga back to four points with a win at Alavés got off to a good start with Eduardo Camavinga giving them the lead in the 34th minute.

However, just four minutes later Kylian Mbappé was dismissed for a terrible challenge.

The French forward needlessly lunged in reckless fashion, and was given his marching orders after a very brief review from the referee at the pitch-side monitor.

It is the 26-year-old's first red card since his move to Madrid in the summer, and means he is likely to miss the next three league games.

A tough week for Carlo Ancelotti's side has just got tougher, and they will now need to navigate the second half with 10 men if their title hopes are to remain alive.

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