La Liga: Real Madrid conquers Real Sociedad 2-0 on Saturday
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Madrid tops Real Sociedad with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Junior (47') and a goal from L. Jovic (57').
SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Madrid beats Real Sociedad with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Junior (47′) and a goal from L. Jovic (57′).
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In the presence of 35,765 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano who was helped by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.12 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Real Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Sociedad shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Real Madrid shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (I. Zubeldia and A. Januzaj). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Real Madrid.
After this contest, Real Sociedad will stay with 29 points like Atlético Madrid to move up in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will have 36 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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17'17'
L. Jovic
K. Benzema
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26'26'
I. Zubeldia
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47'47'
Vinicius Junior
L. Jovic
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57'57'
L. Jovic
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60'60'
A. Januzaj
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61'61'
B. Turrientes
A. Guevara
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61'61'
A. Barrenetxea
A. Sorloth
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64'64'
E. Camavinga
Casemiro
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68'68'
Portu
A. Januzaj
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68'68'
J. Zaldua
A. Gorosabel
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81'81'
M. Asensio
Rodrygo
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81'81'
F. Valverde
T. Kroos
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86'86'
A. Munoz
D. Rico
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Sociedad will play away with Real Betis on the 12th of December with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (10 draws).
Real Madrid will host Atlético Madrid on the 12th of December with a 23-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (16 draws).
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea chose to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Andoni Gorosabel , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Adnan Januzaj , Ander Guevara , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Oyarzabal , Alexander Sørloth and Alexander Isak .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: A. Guevara for B. Turrientes (61′), A. Sorloth for A. Barrenetxea (61′), A. Januzaj for Portu (68′), A. Gorosabel for J. Zaldua (68′) and D. Rico for A. Munoz (86′).
Best player: Álex Remiro
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was the goalkeeper: Álex Remiro. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Real Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois , Daniel Carvajal , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Rodrygo , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
Substitutes
Real Madrid made 4 changes: K. Benzema for L. Jovic (17′), Casemiro for E. Camavinga (64′), Rodrygo for M. Asensio (81′) and T. Kroos for F. Valverde (81′).
Top player: Luka Jović
The player who no doubt impressed Real Madrid the most was Luka Jović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 17′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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