Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, December 4, 2021
Real Madrid WWWWW 2
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Real Sociedad WDLLW 0
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Estadio Municipal de Anoeta · 35,765 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Karim Benzema injury clouds Real Madrid win over Real Sociedad ahead of crucial Champions League clash

Karim Benzema was forced off with a hamstring problem as Real Madrid won 2-0 at Real Sociedad on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
6
48.8
Possession
51.2
13
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
0
0.6
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
409
Accurate Passes
428
478
Passes
484
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
32
32
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
6
13
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
11
24
Effective Clearances
6
24
Clearances
6

Highlights

00:40 Luka Jovic doubles the lead for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN 02:59 Vinicius, Jovic lead Real Madrid past Real Sociedad Watch on ESPN 01:12 Karim Benzema forced off with injury early in first half Watch on ESPN 00:42 Vinicius Junior finds the breakthrough for Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RSO · 4-4-2

  1. 1Álex RemiroG
  2. 24Robin Le NormandCD-L
  3. 5Igor ZubeldiaCD-R
  4. 15Diego RicoLB
  5. 18Andoni GorosabelRB
  6. 3Martín ZubimendiCM-L
  7. 16Ander GuevaraCM-R
  8. 10Mikel OyarzabalLM
  9. 11Adnan JanuzajRM
  10. 19Alexander IsakCF-L
  11. 23Alexander SørlothCF-R

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 4David AlabaCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 23Ferland MendyLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 21RodrygoRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Jovic replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
  2. 26' Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  4. 57' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Real Madrid 2. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro following a corner.
  5. 60' Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 61' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Ander Guevara.
  7. 61' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Barrenetxea replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  8. 65' Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Casemiro.
  9. 68' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Portu replaces Adnan Januzaj.
  10. 68' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Joseba Zaldua replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
  11. 81' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Rodrygo.
  12. 81' Substitution, Real Madrid. Federico Valverde replaces Toni Kroos.
  13. 86' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Aihen Muñoz replaces Diego Rico.

LALIGA News

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