Alavés 0 - Real Madrid 0

Alavés: Herrera; Geli, Karmona, Coloccini, Llorens; Astudillo, Turiel, Pablo (Witschge 70'), Jordi Cruyff (Rubén Navarro 84'); Iván Alonso, Magno (Vucko 68'). 4-4-2.
Real Madrid: Casillas; Michel Salgado, Hierro, Karanka (Pavón 36'), Raúl Bravo; Figo, Celades, Makelele, Solari (Savio 51'); Guti (Morientes 78'), Raúl. 4-4-2.

Team changes: Alavés: Herrera, Karmona, Turiel, Magno, Iván Alonso for Kike, Téllez, Witschge, Ibon Begoña, Rubén Navarro / Madrid: Makelele, Figo for Geremi, Morientes.

Goals: None.

Alavés and Real Madrid drew 0-0 in a match brought forward to Saturday. With Roberto Carlos injured and Zidane out with a stomach virus, Del Bosque lined up with youngster Raúl Bravo at left back, and had to bring on another B team defender Pavón for the injured Karanka before half time. The replacements fitted in well though, and with Hierro in top form in his 450th game for Madrid and a superb Coloccini shadowing Raúl there were little opportunities for either side, and the first half came to a close without either keeper being really troubled.

If anything, Madrid had the better of the first 45 minutes, but it was Alavés who dominating after the break, and Mané brought on strikers Vucko and Rubén Navarro to join Iván Alonso as Madrid retreated to their own area. The closest anyone came to scoring though was when Salgado turned the ball against his own post late in the game, and with Savio and Morientes on for the visitors they almost stole it in the last couple of minutes. The draw leaves Madrid down in the bottom half of the table still looking for their first away win, with Alavés staying just outside the top six.