Confirmed teams and complete La Liga teams, TV channel, live streaming online as Tchouameni, Huijsen, Carreras start
Real Madrid and Alaves have confirmed their teams for the first meeting at the Bernabeu in La Liga on Tuesday.
The second-placed hosts are nine points behind Barcelona and have won four games in all competitions, taking one point from their last four in the top flight and exiting the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
Babazorros El Glorioso are a point above the relegation zone after a four-match unbeaten run that includes three draws.
101GreatGoals.com has team news and player debuts as Real Madrid host Alaves in La Liga.
Real Madrid confirmed the squad vs Alaves
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad), striker Rodrygo (knee) and defender Raul Asencio (gastroenteritis) are out for Madrid, who made three changes from their 4-3 defeat at Bayern on April 15.
Aurelian Tchouameni returns to midfield, as does Dean Huijsen in central defense and Alvaro Carreras at left back.
Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy made way.
Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Arda Guler, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
Madrid substitutes: Sergio Mestre, Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Eduardo Camavinga, Gonzalo Garcia, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Franco Mastantuono, Thiago Pitarch
The complete list of Alaves vs Real Madrid
Midfielder Abderrahman Rebbach is suspended and midfielder Carlos Protesoni has a leg injury for Alaves, who made three changes in their 3-3 draw with Real Sociedad on April 11, when Lucas Boye scored the equalizer in the 98th minute.
Youssef, Denis Suarez and Boye are new faces in the guest list.
Alaves starting XI: Antonio Sivera, Angel Propios, Javi Otto, Nahuel Tenaglia, Victor Parada, Youssef, Antonio Blanco, Jon Guridi, Denis Suarez, Toni Martinez, Lucas Boye
Alaves instead of: Raul Fernandez, Swiderski, Jon Pacheco, Ander Guevara, Mariano Diaz, Carles Alena, Koski, Robert Ibanez, Calebe, Ibrahim, Egoitz ML, Manas
Where to watch Madrid vs Alaves: TV channel, live streaming online
Tuesday’s kick-off will be at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET / 12:30 PT), and is shown live in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming is available on a variety of devices via the Premier Sports app.
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Real Madrid vs Alaves statistics
- Madrid have won their last eight games, including four by exactly three goals
- Four of the last five meetings between the sides have been decided by a goal, including Madrid’s 2-1 win on December 14 in which Rodrygo scored the winner in the 76th minute.
- Eleven of the 12 meetings between Madrid clubs in the 21st century have ended in home wins, except for the 2-1 Alaves victory on November 28 2020.
- Prior to their 1-1 draw with Girona on April 10, Madrid had won seven of their last eight home league games.
- Kylian Mbappe is the top scorer in La Liga (23 goals), two ahead of Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi.
- France captain Mbappe has a total of 27 goals in the 2025/26 season (23 goals and four assists) ahead of Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal (26, with 15 goals and 11 assists)
- Alaves have scored at least twice in each of their last three away games (nine goals in total), doing so in just one of their previous 13 away games in the top flight this season.
- Of the players who are not with Madrid or Barcelona, Only Muriqi, Ante Budimir of Osasuna (16) and Mikel Oyarzabal of Real Sociedad (12) have scored more goals in Liga this season than Boye (11).
- Before the start of Tuesday’s action, Alaves made the most mistakes in Liga this season (474 - three ahead of the closest team in that respect, Getafe)
- Only five players not playing for Madrid or Barca have attempted more passes in the 2025/26 top flight than Antonio Blanco (1,577)
