Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 30, 2016
Real Madrid WWWWD 1
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Real Sociedad WWLLD 0
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Reale Arena · 26,381 att.

Match Report

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Gareth Bale keeps Real Madrid in title hunt with winner at Real Sociedad

Real Madrid battled to a 1-0 victory away to Real Sociedad to keep their La Liga title challenge on track.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
5
54.7
Possession
45.3
18
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
301
490
Passes
400
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
7
24
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
66
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
18
17
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
20

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-1

Lineups

RSO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 3Mikel GonzálezCD-L
  3. 30Aritz ElustondoCD-R
  4. 19Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 20Joseba ZaldúaRB
  6. 5BergaraCM
  7. 17David ZurutuzaLM
  8. 4Asier IllarramendiRM
  9. 28Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 7BrumaLF
  11. 10Xabi PrietoRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Alberto de la BellaSUB
  2. 8Esteban GraneroSUB
  3. 21Héctor HernándezSUB
  4. 35Jon BautistaSUB
  5. 23Diego ReyesSUB
  6. 13Oier OlazábalSUB
  7. 14Rubén PardoSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 6NachoLB
  5. 23DaniloRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 10James RodríguezLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 29Borja MayoralF
  10. 18Lucas VázquezLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  2. 20JeséSUB
  3. 12MarceloSUB
  4. 3PepeSUB
  5. 22IscoSUB
  6. 15Dani CarvajalSUB
  7. 16Mateo KovacicSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 41' Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Markel Bergara (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Zaldúa (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Real Madrid. Jesé replaces Borja Mayoral.
  9. 68' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Diego Reyes replaces Markel Bergara.
  10. 73' Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces James Rodríguez.
  11. 75' Luka Modric (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 76' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Bautista replaces Bruma.
  13. 80' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Real Madrid 1. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez with a cross.
  14. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric.
  15. 85' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Héctor replaces Yuri.

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