The protective champion, Real Madrid, started his crusade in La Liga Santander with a 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad at Reale Arena.
Zinedine Zidane’s appearance had to wait until his opening in the 2020/21 league due to his participation in the Champions League in August.
The attack saw Martin Odegaard make his first appearance for Real Madrid since 2015, coincidentally opposed to the club he loaned last season.
The whites benefited from the fair percentage of ownership in the early stages of the match, Odegaard in a more complex position ahead of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in the middle of the field.
Karim Benzema is the most shrewd member of Real Madrid’s La Primera Línea, which included Vinicius Junior on the left and Rodrygo Goes on the right.
The French striker threatened to open the scoring at the time of the first half, making a few shots from the edge of the area. His first effort picked him up through Alex Remiro in the goal, which slipped at the wrong time by turning and shooting later. at half-time.
Visitors had penalty claims through referee Juan Martínez Munuera when an acrobatic shot by Sergio Ramos struck Aihen Muñoz in front of the goal, but gave nothing.
Despite Real Madrid’s dominance, he leads the Real Sociedad who came closest to breaking the impasse before halftime.
Alexander Isak played on purpose through Mikel Oyarzabal, but Thibaut Courtois left to quell his satin shot. The Swede’s next effort, a roller shot from the left of the penalty area, also not far from locating the farthest corner.
The Royal kept her momentum at half-time, with Ander Barrenetxea volleying moments after the resumption.
At the other end, Remiro came back into action when Dani Carvajal stung his palm with a distant shot. When Benzema tested the Real Sociedad goalkeeper minutes later with a heavy shot from the D, Remiro responded once in the back, bringing the ball. to safety.
The next stop of the game after Remiro’s last tackle allowed Imanol Sheriff to bring David Silva into the game, as the 34-year-old returned to La Liga after a 10-year absence.
Zinedine Zidane responded with a triple change from his own chef, Marvin Park, 20, making his first-team debut. Another young Castilian, Sergio Arribas, also won a greeting to the first team in the last minutes of the match.
After a flurry of opportunities in either aspect of the half-time whistle, both aspects seemed to settle for a point in the final exchanges.
This is Real Madrid’s first point in its purpose of protecting its name in La Liga Santander, which it has not done since the 2007/08 season.
Real, for his part, has two editions of the campaign, having also tied the League with Real Valladolid last weekend.
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Gorosabel, Elustondo, Le Normand, Muñoz; Guevara (González, min 89), merino; Portu, Oyarzabal (Baptist, min. 74), Barrenetxea (Januzaj, min. 74); Isak (Silva, min 63).
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Modric (Valverde, at least 70), Kroos; Rodrygo (Marvin, min 70), Odegaard (Casemiro, min 70), Vinicius (Up, min 92); Benzema.
Goals: none.
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera.
Yellow cards: Barrenetxea (min. 24) for Real Sociedad, Mendy (min. 29) for Real Madrid, Muñoz (min. 33) for Real Sociedad, Carvajal (min. 84) for Real Madrid.
Red cards: none.
Stadium: Reale Arena.
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