Thibaut Courtois once again crucial as Real Madrid keep their first clean sheet since February

Thibaut Courtois once again crucial as Real Madrid keep their first clean sheet since FebruaryReal Madrid faced Deportivo Alaves in a crucial La Liga match on Sunday. The Merengues were under quite some pressure ahead of this game following the two defeats, to Valencia and Arsenal, they had suffered in the span of a week.Furthermore, Barcelona had already won their league game on matchday 31 and Los Blancos needed to win to keep their deficit limited to 4 points in the La Liga race.Carlo Ancelot