Peeep! And with that the full-time whistle blows! A comfortable evening for Real Madrid against a rotten Real Sociedad (who did, it must be conceded, improve a little in the second half). Los Blancos' attentions now turn to Wednesday's crucial Champions League match-up with Paris Saint-Germain.
92' Oh dear Karim! Bale crosses low from the left, and all the Frenchman has to do is redirect the ball into the net from six yards out... but he blazes over! He really is rather talented at missing sitters.
90' Two minutes of added time at the Bernabéu.
88' And just as I write that, Cristiano misses a clear chance to head in his fourth from Kroos's right-wing free-kick!
84' Bale scuffs a shot wide. "Real Madrid have had their minds on PSG for the whole of the second half," says co-commentator Maldini on the Spanish TV commentary (no, not that Maldini).
83' Real Sociedad make their final substitution, bringing Jon Guridi on for Juanmi.
82' Juanmi nodded it back across goal, where Illarramendi turned it into Keylor's right-hand corner on the volley.
82' Another goal! This time for the visitors! Illarramendi pulls one back against his former club, and it's 5-2.
80' Bale cuts inside from the right and looks to curl a left-footed shot into Rulli's far corner, but it's much too close to the goalkeeper. However, the Argentine makes an absolute hash of his attempt to gather the ball, spilling it right at the feet of Cristiano, who skips around the custodian and taps in!
80' Goal! 5-1 to Real Madrid! Cristiano hat-trick!
78' Benzema sets Cristiano scampering towards the byline, where the Portugese's attempt to find his team-mate's run into the box is straight at Rulli in the Real Sociedad goal.
75' The newly-introduced Bale should really have done more to help put Bautista off there; instead, the Welshman just stood and watched.
74' Having almost been in just a moment ago, this time Bautista is given the time and space to collect Oyarzabal's pass, advance into the left-hand side of the box and shoot, and he beats Keylor to pull one back!
72' On comes Bale, with Asensio coming off to a deserved round of applause.
70' Bautista is almost in on the left for a shot on goal, but Varane nips in just before the Real Sociedad youth product. Over on the Real Madrid bench, Gareth Bale is readying himself to come on.
67' Ooh, here's a chance for Real Sociedad. Odriozola scuttles into crossing space on the right byline and cuts it back to the top of the box, where Kovacic is penalised for a foul, giving the Basques a shooting opportunity from a free-kick. Illarramendi - who netted a rather tasty dead-ball effort against Deportivo last weekend - stands over the ball, but curls it just over.
65' Kovacic looks to slip in Carvajal in the right-hand channel, but the right-back had just checked his run when the Croat released the pass. A shame: as Barry Davies would say, the idea was right.
61' Luka Modric comes off for Mateo Kovacic, while Isco replaces Lucas Vázquez. With PSG looming on the horizon, keeping Modric as fresh as possible seems rather sensible, all things considered.
61' Illarramendi crosses, Varane clears, and now Zidane also makes a double substitution.
60' Real Sociedad make a double change: Canales and Zurutuza come off, Jon Bautista and Igor Zubeldía trot on.
55' Real Sociedad have posed slightly more of an attacking threat since the break, but let's be honest: Real Madrid's foot is almost completely off the gas pedal. With the small matter of a season-defining Champions League tie in four days' time, that's understandable.
54' Juanmi then has another chance with his head - albeit only really a half-chance - but can only send a looping effort towards goal, and Keylor claims it comfortably.
53' And Vázquez it is who - via a lovely reverse ball by Asensio - crosses towards the penalty spot, where Kroos pings a bouncing effort right at Rulli.
52' Vázquez seems to be OK now.
51' Juanmi goes close for Real Sociedad! The Txuri-urdin earn a first corner of the evening, and the striker outjumps Kroos but can't quite direct his header on target!
49' Real Sociedad actually enjoy a spell of extended-ish possession in the Real Madrid half, De la Bella getting himself into an advanced position and crossing - innocuously so, however. Vázquez is clearly still feeling the effects of that De la Bella tackle, incidentally.
48' Carvajal joins De la Bella in the book for a very tardy tackle on Zurutuza.
46' Alberto de la Bella becomes the first man to go into the book after a poor challenge on Lucas Vázquez. Our Spanish commentary team wonder whether that might have been a reaction to a yous-have-played-like-wimps half-time team-talk.
45' No changes for either side.
Peeep! Back underway!
And that's that for the first half! A tight affair it has not been.
44' Marcelo tries to find Modric's run into the box with a Hollywood angled ball, but the Croat isn't getting to that one.
42' Odriozola crosses from the right, but it's straight into Keylor's arms at the near post. Eusébio's men really have offered naff-all going forward.
39' It's so close to being five! Marcelo exhanges passes with Benzema and just waltzes past three orange shirts and into the box, where he cuts back for Asensio... but it's just behind the winger, and he can't turn it goalwards!
37' Kroos delivers the corner from the right, and Cristiano rises higher than Elustondo to nod the ball into the corner with embarrassing ease. Real Madrid have been decent, but Real Sociedad haven't half given them a helping hand. They have been utter toilet.
37' And that's four!
34' Having twice almost made it three in quick succession, it's third time lucky for Real Madrid, as Vázquez cuts in from the right and lays it back to Kroos on the edge of the box. From there, it's a scene we've seen a good few times before from the German: side-footed, into the goalie's left-hand corner, despairing dive from said goalie.
33' 3-0! Toni Kroos with The Only Kind of Goal Toni Kroos Ever Scores.
31' Now Cristiano volleys against the post from a headed Ramos knock-back!
30' Ufff! It's very nearly three! Modic plays a gorgeous slide-rule ball to get Cristiano scampering in on goal. He rounds Rulli, but is driven wide and cuts back for Benzema, who turns it towards goal - but Raúl Navas slides in to deflect it over the bar! Otherwise that was three!
28' That goal was all about Asensio, who produced a lovely moment of skill on the left corner of the box, spinning away from his man and feeding Marcelo's run to the byline. From there, the Brazilian cut back for Cristiano, who was unmarked and wasn't going to miss.
27' Gooooal! Marcelo crosses low, Cristiano taps in, and Real Madrid lead 2-0!
26' Cristiano runs at De la Bella and sort of half goes down under the left-back's challenge just inside the box, but referee Alejandro Hernández is not interested in his timid penalty appeals.
24' Sergio Ramos marauds forward and tries to play a one-two with Benzema on the edge of the box, but it's dealt with fairly comfortably by the visitors.
21' Zurutuza almost gets Juanmi in behind the Real Madrid backline with a gorgeous backheel, before Asensio goes close with a header for the hosts! Cristiano has a shot blocked by an orange shirt, only for Vázquez to pick up the loose ball and cross towards the penalty spot, where Asensio can't get enough on his header and it's meat and drink for Rulli in the Real Sociedad goal.
18' Oyarzabal tries to run at the Real Madrid defence, but is fairly easily muscled off the ball, cuing yet more possession for Real Madrid. It has felt like the ball has pretty much been exclusively at the feet of a player in white thus far, although our stats tell us it's actually only 55%-45% in favour of Zidane's boys.
14' Marco Asensio drifts across to the right, looks up and clips in a cross towards the back post, which Rulli gathers at the second attempt. Real then come again, Varane releasing Cristiano to run at De la Bella on the right, but the Portuguese goes all stepover-tastic and, with two men in the middle, neither shoots not crosses - and the chance is gone.
10' Replays have just rebuffed suggestions that Cristiano was offside in the build-up to Real's goal.
9' Now Cristiano slaps a bouncing ball over at the back post. Real Madrid look like scoring a few if things carry on in this vein.
8' As is their wont, Real Sociedad try to play it our neatly from the back; however, Marcelo snaps into the challenge and wins the ball just outside the area. He bustles through into the box, where the ball goes loose and falls to Benzema - but the Frenchman's toe-poke is against the left-hand upright!
7' And now Benzema hits the post! Almost two for the hosts!
5' Real Madrid pop it about in midfield for what feels like about five minutes, and look very comfortable with ball at feet, before a chipped through-ball from the right almost has Karim Benzema in on Gerónimo Rulli, who is quickly out to gather.
3' That's Lucas Vázquez's second LaLiga goal of the season in just his sixth league start. It was a fine header, but some serious questions should be asked of the Real Sociedad defence about the time and space that Cristiano had to do a few wiggly stepovers and plop the ball into the centre.
1' And Real take the lead with their first attack! Cristiano Ronaldo crosses from the left, and there's Lucas Vázquez to glance a back-post header into the far corner!
1' Real Madrid in their traditional white, Real Sociedad all in orange.
Handshakes. Check. Coin toss. Check. Peeeep! Underway at the Bernabéu!
Out come the teams!
While the teams await the entrance in the tunnel, here's a reminder of how and where to watch the match, should you be out to park yourself in front of a TV for it.
14h-placed Real Sociedad are in the midst of a hugely disappointing campaign, but come to the Bernabéu buoyed by a 5-0 walloping of Deportivo La Coruña that eased the pressure on their head coach, Eusébio Sacristán, last time out. However, history is very much not on the Basques' side: they haven't won at the Bernabéu since 2004, and have failed to even come away with a draw in each of their last eight visits, stretching back 12 years.
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