Real Madrid booked their place in the Round of 16 in the Copa del Rey with a routine win over third-tier Talavera. The home team gave them a few problems in the

Madrid recovered Mbappe and Huijsen but still did not have Militao, Camavinga and Alaba, while striker Endrick was also missing through suspension after his red card from the bench against Celta. It led to Alonso giving 19-year-old Victor Valdepenas his senior debut at left-back.

Real Madrid TV has been highlighting since last weekend the Vinícius incident in Vitoria that the club firmly believes should have resulted in a clear penalty.

Deportivo Alavés faces Real Madrid at the Estadio Mendizorrotza in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday, Dec. 14. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET local time, 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT in the US and Canada, 8 p.m. GMT in the UK and a 7 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia on Monday morning.

There is still a great deal of pressure on Real Madrid's manager, after an unconvincing 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday

The victory against Alavés lowers the level of alarm, but the club maintains distrust in the coach and no one dares to assure that he will make it to January. "What worries Real Madrid the most is the situation of refereeing in Spain.