Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Real Madrid surge over Real Sociedad to pad LaLiga lead over Sevilla
Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday and go eight points clear at the top of LaLiga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 6': Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Penalty Real Sociedad. David Silva draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 8': Penalty conceded by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 10': Goal! Real Madrid 0, Real Sociedad 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 12': Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 15': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid).
- 15': Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 19': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by David Silva (Real Sociedad).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 20': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Silva.
- 21': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 21': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 23': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by David Silva (Real Sociedad).
- 24': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad).
- 26': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
- 28': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad).
- 29': Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Alexander Isak.
- 31': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 32': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 32': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad).
- 35': Foul by Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad).
- 35': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 37': Offside, Real Madrid. Thibaut Courtois tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 39': Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 41': Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
- 43': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 43': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1.
- 45': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Näis Djouahra replaces David Silva.
- 45': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Rafinha replaces Jon Pacheco.
- 50': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 51': Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
- 53': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 53': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 53': Foul by Rafinha (Real Sociedad).
- 53': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Foul by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
- 57': Rafinha (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad).
- 58': Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 61': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Rafinha.
- 63': Foul by Näis Djouahra (Real Sociedad).
- 63': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo replaces Joseba Zaldua.
- 64': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Martín Zubimendi replaces Asier Illarramendi.
- 69': Offside, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Rodrygo is caught offside.
- 69': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 70': VAR Decision: No Goal Real Madrid 2-1 Real Sociedad.
- 72': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 72': Rafinha (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Penalty Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Madrid.
- 76': Goal! Real Madrid 3, Real Sociedad 1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo.
- 79': Goal! Real Madrid 4, Real Sociedad 1. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Carvajal.
- 80': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Alexander Sørloth replaces Alexander Isak.
- 81': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 81': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marcelo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Luka Modric.
- 84': Näis Djouahra went off injured after Real Sociedad had used all subs.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano replaces Karim Benzema.
- 84': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Daniel Carvajal.
- 90': Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
- 90': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 90'+3': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mariano (Real Madrid).
- 90'+4': Rafinha (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, Real Sociedad 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 4, Real Sociedad 1.
Statistics
 RSO |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.1 | Possession | 63.9 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 377 | Passes | 657 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 34 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 52,410
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 52,410
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | +47 | 78 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | +28 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 31 | +24 | 65 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | David Alaba |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 25 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Rodrygo |
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 26 | Jon Pacheco |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 18 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 8 | Mikel Merino  |
| 4 | Asier Illarramendi |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 2 | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 19 | Alexander Isak |
| 21 | David Silva |
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