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Live Real Madrid Blog: Julen Lopetegui in a mess after shock loss to Alaves

David Cooper

00:40 07/10/2018

Hello everyone, the Sport360 team is in place to bring you the latest Real Madrid news on Saturday.

After their 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday, the Whites are preparing for their Saturday trip to Alaves in La Liga.

As ever, get in touch with us throughout the day on Twitter and Facebook.

00:40 (+1) – Lopetegui under pressure

Real Madrid have now gone four straight games without a win after their stunning 1-0 loss to Alaves.

That’s likely to make the seat occupied by manager Julen Lopetegui even hotter as the Whites boss is overseeing a side that is lacking at the moment.

Read more on the result here.

19:00 – Ronaldo makes first impression

It didn’t take long for Ronaldo to make his mark at Real Madrid after the Brazilian joined the club and began his legendary stint with the Whites.

On this day back in 2002, Ronaldo scored not once, but twice in his club debut, helping Real Madrid to a 5-2 victory over Alaves.

14:00 – Real Madrid land in Vitoria ahead of Alaves game

Los Blancos have made the short trip north for their game at Alaves, where they will be desperate to rectify a run of three games without victory in all competitions.

As confirmed by Julen Lopetegui earlier in the week, Gareth Bale is part of the travelling squad, as is Sergio Ramos. The full list is below:

11:50 – Vinicius to be unleashed

Vinicius Junior has yet to make a major breakthrough.

Teenage Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior has impressed Real Madrid staff sufficiently to get more minutes at Alaves and help break the club’s poor goalscoring run, according to reports.

Read the story here.

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