Real Madrid face Alaves (a Basque club battling relegation) at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday in La Liga, looking to end a month-long winless run across all competitions. The Spanish giants trail league leaders Barcelona by nine points with seven games remaining, and were eliminated from the Champions League last week after a 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich, leaving them facing a second successive season without a trophy. Alaves, sitting just one point above the relegation zone, arrive in desperate need of points of their own, making for a high-stakes encounter on both sides of the table.