A real match in two times, with a fluid first half and from start to finish followed by a much more even second.
Real Sociedad took the lead at half-time thanks to Barrenetxea’s early goal after a very good deep pass from former Real Madrid player Kubo. The truth is that the score at the end of the first half surely could have been anything, with the Japanese having a moment The goal was disallowed for offside and Merino headed straight towards Kepa when he deserved to have scored.
The locals, meanwhile, were deflected by Remiro on several occasions, with Bellingham, Rodrygo and Joselu frustrated. The latter of the trio also crashed on the crossbar when perhaps he deserved to have done better, it was Real who inspired the most with his passes and his technique.
However, moments after the restart, Madrid were level when Valverde came hard off the post after García was reduced. A hard mental blow for Real, canceled thanks to the masters of this specific game. And as it turned out, as the Basque team struggled to find their rhythm and failed to create any notable genuine chances in the second half, unlike the first.
Ancelotti’s team was also less threatening, with Remiro having relatively little work to do compared to before the break. But it turns out, they took advantage of their opponents’ strike and found a way to win. Joselu was left alone to take the lead of some other center of Garcia, who also had no rival.
From that moment the 3 issues stopped being seriously questioned and Madrid headed towards a worked victory.
After Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Real Sociead, Carlo Ancelotti spoke of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Joselu, Fede Valverde and much more after Los Blancos overtook Barcelona at the top.
“We know we have to avoid conceding goals and falling from the start,” was the key message sent to his players.
Nothing so far from Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who I hoped we had already heard of. We will broadcast your post-match observations on AS USA and they will be posted here once they are published.
I said before the game that Real Madrid liked to sneak in front of their rivals rather than blow them away. How long can they continue like this?
With the match schedule expected to improve especially in the coming weeks, Carlo Ancelotti hopes his team can avoid falling into games and start recording more comfortable wins. There’s a good chance they won’t make it (even if they call themselves Real). Madrid).
I think the work done right now is key. We took advantage of the opportunities we had and won the 3 points, which is the most important thing.
Coming back to the Bernabeu and scoring two goals in front of the crowd is the most productive feeling.
More than work, it’s about my teammates. I hope everyone has the possibility in the team.
Ancelotti asks us defenders to attack by offering breadth and betting the best.
It’s amazing, especially to other people who have spent their entire lives here.
The Champions League is a party that others do and we have to pay tribute to them.
Both groups will now be in the Champions League, and Los Blancos will host Union Berlin for the first time in Group C on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid plays at home and faces Inter, last season’s finalist, in Group D.
It is Real Sociedad’s first defeat this season, but it sits at the bottom of the table. Of course, the season is still in its early stages and will undoubtedly rise positions if it behaves as it did in the first half at the Bernabéu.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid’s one hundred percent winning start to the season means they sit at the top of the table, two points ahead of arch-rivals Barcelona, who were kept in check in the initial attack of their crusade against Getafe. It started 2022-23 the same way before disappearing, but they may not get too carried away.
They did it again the hard way, but Real Madrid have taken 15 points out of 15 so far and we can’t do more than that, right?
Real Madrid win five out of five!The goals of Valverde and Joselu in the second half gave the victory to the whites!
Reprimand for Alaba for retaining Sadiq. Last for the Real. . .
A bit of tension from Real Sociedad, but Cho’s cross is deflected into Kepa’s arms. This may be your last chance.
Four minutes of additional time.
Bellingham needs his record of goals in each and every game and he has almost achieved it!
Brahim moved away from the right and perfectly centered the second post, where the Englishman headed towards goal. Remiro starts cutting back and the bounce is hacked.
What a purpose that would have been!
Zakharyan sent a cross to the second post for his compatriot Cho, who made an ambitious first volley, which was deflected.
Brahim Diaz and Lucas Vazquez replaced Valverde and Rodrygo as Real Madrid looked for time.
Kroos saw the run of Valverde, whose first shot was deflected a few inches!
Until that occasion surely nothing had happened in attack of the Real, that tense him enough. They made a triple change, which I think is the right decision, they want anything to happen. Enter Sadiq, Cho and Zakharyan, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea and Mendez leave.
It was an opportunity for visitors! Méndez takes a smart ball from Carvajal to Barrenetxea, whose touch allows Kepa to recover the ball. This comes down to Oyarzabal, who has hardly bothered in the match and will not need to see him again, cutting wildly up and out.
We didn’t see much of Bellingham today, however, here is a purpose view only to hit a daisy cutter directly at Remiro (although there are no daisies on the Bernabeu carpet).
Traoré is next in the e-book for a foul on Rodrygo, which for me is a bit harsh.
An old game for Fran Garcia, who scored any of his team’s goals but had a pretty hot time against Kubo. Nacho takes his place.
Real Sociedad created a lot in the first half. He created almost nothing in this second period.
Kubo was a little calmer in the second half, but he takes Garcia for another lap here and is at the end of a tricky challenge. Yellow for the left rear.
So Kroos, whose free kick whistles a few inches from the corner of the post and the crossbar!
Before the loose shot, Aihen replaced Tierney.
Merino is the first Real Sociedad player to beat Bellingham in front of the box. This can be dangerous.
Zubimendi’s excellent palique to nip in the bud a Real Madrid attack just when it seemed that Bellingham, who had remained silent, might flee.
You’re winning 1-0, now you’re winning 2-1 and Modric is about to kill you.
What’s your praise for scoring a goal? Get hooked.
Last act of the meeting for Joselu, who replaces him and Tchouaméni with Modric and Camavinga.
Fran Garcia was unrivalled on the left and hooked an attractive cross to the second post, which Joselu skillfully directed towards the back squad. It doesn’t get any easier than that.
They turned it around!
It looks like Modric is about to come into play, which will actually make Real Madrid retain the ball better, in what has been the most productive moment so far.
Real Sociedad’s longest tenures came in the second half, although it only took a few minutes. Precisely this last stretch of play led to a shot by Barrenetxea, who lines up from the front of the area but sees it. near.
Carvajal has given the impression several times on the opposite penalty field and believes he will receive a penalty for a foul through Le Normand. The match referees, however, disagree.
Great opportunity for Tierney to put Barrenetxea on the left, but inexplicably tries to replenish the game and loses the ball. A simple pass would have left the side free.
To be fair to the Basques, they hit the ball well. Kubo tries to locate area for a shot from the right but passes him for very little and misses the opportunity.
It is a hard blow for Real Sociedad. No not a minute of the second game had been played.
We all know that Real Madrid is capable, has the moment in its favor.
There are many players in world football who can hit a ball with the same force with the side of the foot. What a blow!
Garcia escapes on the left and Valverde, who powerfully passes the ball to Remiro in his first post!
What a beginning for rest!
Same again?! How about even better?
Real Madrid is reviving us. Same thing again, please!
Kubo is doing his part to show Real Madrid what he could have. Very good pass from Barrenetxea in the only goal, when Merino deserved to have scored on some other ball in the Japanese area.
However, it’s bad news for Real Madrid, as Jude Bellingham won his EA LaLiga Sports Player of the Month award before kick-off. The hosts can ensure that he discovers his magic touch in front of goal in the second half.
The Whites were caught off guard against Almeria and Getafe before the foreign break, now Real Sociedad have repeated the deal. A surprising statistic, it must be said.
A breathless first half, both groups created plenty of scoring opportunities. I’m sure we only had one goal.
The visitors went out of the traps and Kubo saw Barrenetxea, whose first shot was cleared by Kepa, but the full-back scored on the rebound.
Madrid responded well to the setback and without delay went out looking for the equalizer, forcing Alex Remiro to make several saves, with Rodrygo, Carvajal and Joselu cancelled. It was far from one-sided.
Kubo thought he had doubled his team’s lead before being belied by an unfortunate offside flag, while Merino deserved to have scored and headed straight for Kepa.
Forty-five frantic minutes, in which either group may have scored 3 or 4 times. Same in the second part, please!
It is possible that Real Madrid has a 3-0 lead in the match, or that it also has a two- or three-goal lead. What a first part!
Barrenetxea’s first goal was scored at the Bernabéu!
. . . which is useless.
Last for Real Sociedad on a loose kick. . .
It seemed that Real Madrid – and in particular Fran García – had wasted a golden opportunity from the center, but the left back scored offside by not detecting Joselu alone in the center.
Two minutes.
Real Sociedad changed tactics a bit in the last minutes, sitting a little further back to check that they did not let pass before the break.
Another good action in the area led to a shooting opportunity for Barrenetxea, whose hard shot took a cut to Tchouaméni directed by Tchouaméni.
Real Sociedad owes a lot to Remiro for his numerous stops, but he also did a lot of things and was very threatening.
How we only had one goal, I don’t know!
Traoré pulled away from the right and had to locate two men down the middle, his centre flew out of his boot and Barrenetxea failed to make any meaningful contact.
Ooooooh. It was close. Rodrygo passed to Tierney, who ran back to look for the winger’s ball in the area. The Brazilian falls but the referee says there is nothing to do.
Absolutely no one can guess which team will score the next goal in this game.
Tchouaméni scored a brilliant goal for France the other day and his eyes lit up from the front of the box, but his shot was blocked by Zubimendi.
Tchouaméni decides that the only way to stop Kubo is to hack him (possibly he would be right) and receives a yellow card for his troubles.
It will be 2-0! It’s Kubo again. . .
This time, he bides his moment on the surface and wins the race of Merino, whose swooping header is too central and Kepa cannot save.
What has been!
But it is unidirectional. Kubo has the bite between his teeth and goes up the right, forcing Kepa to make a blank stop. The rebound goes to Barrenetxea, which burns wildly!
Alex Remiro has been a brick wall until now. The Norman makes a mistake and lets Rodrygo run towards the goal, but the goalkeeper saves to keep his team in front!
Alaba and Garcia are destined to play in defense, but try to blend in in the opposition area, ultimately ruining what looked like a promising attack.
Valverde’s silky tricks lead to a shot for Bellingham, but it’s at a tight angle and Remiro saves comfortably.
I’m not sure what he does in the area, but the German receives a cross from Tchouaméni on the right and then shoots deflected.
Great paintings from Bellingham, who chased what looked like a hopeful clearance from Kepa and won a free-kick in a dangerous position.
A small respite for both defenses and bloggers as the frenetic speed of the game calms down a bit.
Impressive tranquility in the back of Remiro and Real Sociedad, who play the ball despite the pressure. And they still do.
Well, we can’t say that Real Madrid isn’t dangerous. . .
Joselu’s cross shot that went well through Remiro, who seconds later also controlled to deflect a cross shot from Carvajal.
Incredible.
Carvajal recovers the ball in the most sensitive of the pitch, deposits it on a tray for Joselu, who throws it against the crossbar. It falls again to Carvajal, who centers the second post, where Rodrygo performs some good acrobatic volleys, very deflected. .
From shot to shot García reveals area on the left wing and center for Joselu, who receives the ball through Zubeldia near the post.
And a huge one was left outside! Almost from the same position, Méndez tries to locate the same corner but shoots grazing the stick!
Oh my word. Kubo scored what seems like a brilliant goal, cutting in from the right and finding the farthest corner, so that the ball took any chance off Oyarzabal, who was offside. A huge sadness for Madrid!
A lot of promise from Madrid despite a bad start. Rodrygo this time moves inside from the left and shoots from the edge of the area, but is blocked before disturbing Merino.
An almost immediate reaction from the locals when Rodrygo tests Remiro from a narrow centre on the left!
What a start! Kubo gave a very good pass to the Madrid defense for Barrenetxea, whose first shot stopped Kepa. However, the object returns to him and sends him point-blank to the line!
Barrenetxea! What about Kubo!
First chance for Madrid!Alaba runs out of defence, exchanges passes with Bellingham and finds himself in front of goal, before being sent off thanks to a very good stop from Remiro!
Ah. . . offside anyway.
An intelligent urgency from Real Sociedad allows them to win a replay in the most sensitive part of the field. A sign of things to come?
Rodrygo starts in the same place as Vini on the left, which, we were told, is his favourite position.
Here we go! The Real Sociedad launches us!
A minute’s silence is observed in tribute to those who have suffered from the recent herbal errors in Morocco and Libya.
If you’ve never been to the Bernabeu, I highly recommend you get along at some point. Spectacular.
Club anthems are deeply rooted in Spanish football, and “Hala Madrid” is one of the iconic highs, if not the iconic highest.
4-4-2 for Real at first sight, with Kubo and Oyarzabal allowed in attack.
Remiro; Traoré, Zubelida, Le Normand, Tierney; Méndez, Zubimendi, Merino, Barrenetxea; Kubo, Oyarzabal.
Portuguese striker André Silva is absent.
There is no Vinícius, Courtois or Militão for Real Madrid, it is very likely that the latter two will miss most of the season. Here’s how Los Blancos line up for this one:
Kepa; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Garcia; Valverde, Kroos, Tchouaméni; Bellingham; Joselu, Rodrygo.
I don’t need to call myself biased, so here is Real Sociedad preparing to leave (pre-match content boost, I told you that).
About 10 minutes before the start!
This is state-of-the-art content on pre-match social media. Do you want to see the Real Madrid players running to start their warm-up?Well, you’re in luck!
In case you missed it yesterday, Barcelona surely destroyed Real Betis at Montjuic, winning 5-0. There are 4 victories in sight for Xavi Hernández’s team, which is going to take a step forward, with its summer signings integrating well.
Joe saw that and that’s what happened in Catalonia.
Despite winning all their matches, Real Madrid lately occupies the second position, Barcelona. The Catalans, however, have played one more game than their rivals, meaning Los Blancos will return to the bottom of the table with a win over Real Sociedad.
While Real Sociedad’s start to the season has been as impressive as Real Madrid’s, the Basque side is also undefeated. However, they drew in their first 3 matches (at home against Girona and Celta, in Las Palmas) and got their first victory. against Granada, winning a mystery of eight goals by 5-3.
Although they have not lost any games, they are at the back of the table, an outstanding victory at the Bernabeu would allow them to move up to a tie for fifth place.
I mentioned earlier that Real Madrid had the new season perfectly. Can we also say that they are doing the season the Real Madrid way?
The 2-0 win against Athletic on the opening weekend was arguably their most impressive performance, as they would fail in their next wins against Almeria, Celta and Getafe rather than blow up one of them. Whites have long been known for their ability to get ahead. He triumphed without betting magnificently well and was no other in the first weeks of the campaign.
Jude Bellingham fits perfectly, scoring goals in 8 goal attempts. Pitilessly.
Real Sociedad also arrived at the Bernabéu (that well) and its players entered the scene as a true “elite football team” refusing to communicate with others. After all, those things have to be done right.
Rodrygo scored in the first weekend of the season against Athletic Club and since then has not scored again, which has not been a challenge for Real Madrid given Bellingham’s very good scoring streak. But with compatriot Vinícius injured, the Brazilian will have to take over and may be asked to play another role through Carlo Ancelotti.
Sergio and Joe investigate what this entails.
Real Madrid and their guy of the moment, Jude Bellingham, are home!Nacho already has that Champions League trophy in his hands, which the Englishman will desperately seek to win for too long.
Japanese star Take Kubo signed for Real Madrid in 2019 but played just one game for Los Blancos, spending on loan at Mallorca, Villarreal and Getafe before joining Real Sociedad last year.
Kubo now assumes the role of great star of the Basque club, a position very different from his time in Madrid. The winger enjoyed a combined fortune on loan and eventually discovered his place at Real Sociedad. He said: “I saw it as my last chance. I had in mind that this was the last chance to take the step expected of me.
Coach Imanol Alguacil has played a vital role in his transformation, with Kubo saying: “It reminds me that I don’t have a guaranteed position and encourages me to keep pushing and not be compositional. “
Kubo, of course, is an absolutely different player to Bellingham, but he has been just as good for his team this season, scoring 4 goals in 4 games.
Real Sociedad has unveiled its line-up to face Real Madrid (thanks for the cards, guys):
Remiro; Traoré, Zubelida, Le Normand, Tierney; Méndez, Zubimendi, Merino, Barrenetxea; Kubo, Oyarzabal.
Honestly, they have arranged the 11 in the training they will use, which helps.
The good news for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is that Dani Ceballos has recovered from his physical problems. However, Los Blancos are incredibly tidy in midfield, and the former Betis player is now likely to be the seventh team to play from the start (behind Kroos, Valverde, Tchouaméni, Modric, Camavinga and Bellingham).
Of course, Vinícius is not the only one absent for Real Madrid. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and centre-back Eder Militão, two of the first names in the squad, suffered torn anterior cruciate ligaments just days apart in August and could miss the game. All season. We have yet to see Turkish prodigy Arda Güler due to a knee problem, while left-back Ferland Mendy is getting closer and closer to returning, but is not yet fit to play.
The Champions League starts on Wednesday, which is excellent news for fans, but means clubs will face a grueling schedule between now and Christmas. Real Madrid has not been helped by having to deal with a series of injuries. and now they have seven games left in the next 21 or 22 days, which makes Vinícius’ absence even harder to bear.
Here are Manu and Joe with the main points about who they will face and when.
Vinícius Júnior has been arguably Real Madrid’s most damaging attacking player in recent years, he was overshadowed by Jude Bellingham in the early weeks of this season. That said, Carlo Ancelotti surely wouldn’t need to lose the Brazilian winger, especially with the relatively friendly Los Blancos. in attack.
The bad news is that Vinícius will likely be out for at least a few weeks, which is a challenge given that games start to be temporarily extended after the start of the Champions League (more on that in a second).
As expected, Real Madrid have been incredibly precocious with their eleven, which is:
Kepa; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Garcia; Valverde, Kroos, Tchouaméni; Bellingham; Joselu, Rodrygo.
As expected, Vinícius Júnior is not due to injury, which is a hard blow.
Before we get down to business, you might still be looking for a way to watch today’s game. If you’re in the U. S. , you’re in luck because there’s a way and here are the details!Just make sure you stay with me, too!
Watch the Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad on fuboTV, which gives a loose test
The clashes begin at 21:00 hours in the Spanish capital, local time, so it is 15:00 ET and 12:00 ET. PT. A treat before or after LaLiga lunch, depending on where you are.
For the next 90 minutes or so, I’ll tell you about the preparation, team news and more. Let’s do it!
Jude Bellingham arrived at Real Madrid with great fanfare this summer. He scored on his pre-season debut and in his first official match against Athletic Club. He then scored two goals against Almeria and scored the late winning goals in the match against Celta and Getafe, the latter goal on his debut at the Bernabeu. Just in case, Bellingham also scored for England against Scotland in midweek.
Real Madrid is lately the spectacle of Jude Bellingham. Can Real Sociedad stop him?
The fifth day of La Liga 2023-24 is about to end and is about to end on a high note!
Real Madrid put their best start to the season on the line in a home clash that promises to be tricky against Real Sociedad, who will, of course, line up with their most illustrious sides in the Champions League this season.
My calling is Roddy and thank you for joining me on this one, which is sure to be amazing!
Scottish sports journalist and content creator. After leading his own soccer-related projects, in 2022 he joined Diario AS, where he basically reports the most important news from the main European soccer clubs, Liga MX and MLS, and covers live matches in a not too serious tone. Combine things by immersing yourself in the world of American sports.
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