Los Blancos made this appeal to enable their squad to get more rest ahead of the Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie against Arsenal.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men will play on Sunday, three days before they welcome the Gunners at the Bernabeu after conceding 3 goals to nil in the first leg.
According to a report from Cadena SER, the 15-time Champions League winners sent an email to La Liga, asking for the match with Alaves to be moved to Saturday.
Real had contacted Alaves before submitting their request to LaLiga. And although their opponents were happy to accommodate them, the Spanish champions have been ordered to play the game as scheduled.
Meanwhile, Arsenal will host Brentford in the Premier League this afternoon.