MADRID, April 22 -- Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 yesterday to cling on to their slim hopes of catching Barcelona in La Liga.

Mbappe struck his league-leading 24th goal, but first since early February, with a deflected shot on the half hour at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Vinicius lashed in a second from distance early in the second half, which proved crucial as Alaves pulled a goal back in stoppage time through Toni Martinez.

The victory ended a two-match winless run in La Liga for Madrid and moved them back to within six points of leaders Barcelona, who host Celta Vigo today.

"We have six matches coming up, the next one in three days. The aim is to win those matches - that's the goal we've set our...