Real Sociedad 1-3 Real Madrid LaLiga 2017-18: match report, goals, action
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Real Sociedad 1-3 Real Madrid: match report
Real Madrid equal Santos' record for number of consecutive games with a goal at 73 and also grabbed three points in what was, at times, a comfortable victory over Real Sociedad.
The game started with Real Madrid in control and they were looking dangerous from the get-go. They could have had a penalty after a couple of minutes but the ref didn't spot the push on the back of Theo Hernandez.
They did have their first goal on 19 minutes though when Borja Mayoral spread the ball out wide to Asensio and he clipped it towards Ramos in the box. Ramos was being fouled with an arm around his neck but he got a touch to it and Mayoral drove home to opening the scoring.
Against the run of play entirely, Real Sociedad had their equaliser when a cross from Idriozola found Kevin Rodrigues free at the back post and he drove a volley at Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican will want to forget it too as it slipped underneath him and rolled over the line.
It would be long before Real Madrid were back in the lead after a Real Madrid counter-attack when Borja Mayoral found himself with the support of Isco and a chasing Elustondo as his only company. He somehow figured out a way to be caught up with but went by Elustondo when he squared him up. His squared pass was deflected into the net by Kevin Rodrigues, who had arrived late as help.
Real Sociedad started the second half with far more purpose. They were attacking with clearer intentions but it was Real Madrid who struck first when Gareth Bale raced all of 73 metres and got on the end of a long ball and took a lovely first touch before chipping over Rulli and leaving Real Sociedad in a tight spot. It was Bale's sixth goal in five games at the Anoeta and he has never failed to score when he plays in San Sebastian. It was also too much for Real Sociedad to deal with.
The clearer intentions that Real Sociedad started with left them in trouble as the game opened out and Real Madrid continued to look comfortable. They had a couple of half-chances but Real Madrid defended that lead resolutely and never truly looking under pressure.
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid live stream online: minute by minute
Real Sociedad - Real Madrid live stream online: match preview
Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane travel north to beautiful San Sebastián in what could be a top-of-the-table clash at Anoeta on Sunday night.
It's Real Madrid's toughest test of the season so far on as they take on a Eusebio-led Real Sociedad side that can't stop scoring to start LaLiga and the Europa League.
Real Sociedad
No fewer than three goals in their first four games, and four in a couple, is what Eusebio has brought to the table having been linked to the Barcelona job before Ernesto Valverde was appointed at the end of last season.
He has Real Sociedad playing some scintillating football and is getting goals from all over the field including a few from new signing, Diego Llorente at the back, along with a couple from Asier Illarramendi, who had never scored more than one in an entire season before.
But goals have been coming from the more usual suspects too and Willian José, Juanmi and Mikel Oyarzábal getting of the mark early too.
Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane's season couldn't have got off to a better start with victory over Manchester United in the European Super Cup and hammering Barcelona in the Spanish one. Since then, however, results have been mixed and injuries seem to be slowly but surely piling up.
Karim Benzema and Mateo Kovacic will both miss the bulk of two months while Jesús Vallejo trained inside in the side's last season before the trip north to San Sebastian but Zidane confirmed that both those players will miss out on Sunday. Meanwhile, Marco Asensio should return to the side after sitting out the APOEL Nicosia game after an ingrown hair became infected.
Not injured, but not available through suspension, are Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both players will return for the midweek game against Real Betis but if Real Madrid drop points against Real Sociedad, they might themselves looking up at Barcelona for a very long stretch this season, relying solely on Barcelona's failures as opposed to being the masters of their own fate.
Zidane says that Dani Ceballos will play but has to be patient with the manager's plan for him and Theo Hernandez has been training to play in place of Marcelo despite his debut in the league not going to plan against Levante even though he was deployed further forward on the left-hand side.
Real Madrid are also looking to beat Santos' all-time scoring record and if they can manage to score on Sunday, it will be the 73rd game on the trot that they have found the back of the net. Interestingly, it was at Anoeta back in April 2016 that the streak began when Gareth Bale gave los Blancos a 1-0 lead.
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid live online: potential line-ups
Real Sociedad XI: Rulli; Odriozola, Elustondo, Llorente, Kevin; Illarramendi, Prieto, Zurutuza; Juanmi, Januzaj, Willian José.
Coach: Eusebio Sacristán
Real Madrid XI: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Hernández; Casemiro, Modric, Isco; Vázquez, Bale, Asensio.
Coach: Zinedine Zidane
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid live online: selected betting odds
The bookies have this one priced fairly tight, with Sociedad at 15/4 and Madrid at 8/13 for victory. An interesting punt is on Real Madrid to win and Marco Asensio to score from outside the area, whic hpays out at 5/1. Gareth Bale is chalked up at 7/2 to bother the onion bag first, with Willian José at 11/2 and Diego Llorente, who has three already this season, is priced at 100/1 to his two against his old club.
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