SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad defeats Real Madrid with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Kubo (48′) and a goal from A. Barrenetxea (85′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Tuesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana who was helped by José Carlos Escuela Melo and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (Andoni Gorosabel). On the other side, Real Madrid received 5 yellow cards (Daniel Carvajal, Carlo Ancelotti, Dani Ceballos, Nacho Fernández and Rodrygo).

Also, Real Madrid didn’t end the match with 11 players after Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).

Standings

After playing this match, Real Sociedad will have 61 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Real Madrid will stay with 68 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.6), Andoni Gorosabel (6.4), Igor Zubeldia (6.7), Robin Le Normand (7.0), Aihen Muñoz (6.5), Martín Zubimendi (6.8), Takefusa Kubo (6.9), Mikel Merino (7.0), David Silva (8.0), Mikel Oyarzabal (6.8) and Alexander Sørloth (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ander Guevara, Brais Méndez, Ander Barrenetxea (7.4), Diego Rico, Jon Pacheco (6.5), Andoni Zubiaurre, Álex Sola, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Aritz Elustondo (6.7), Asier Illarramendi, Carlos Fernández (6.4) and Robert Navarro.

Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Lucas Vázquez (injured) and Jon Pacheco (injured).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 6 changes: Andoni Gorosabel for Elustondo (63′), Igor Zubeldia for Lucas Vázquez (64′), Igor Zubeldia for Jon Pacheco (64′), Alexander Sörloth for Carlos Fernández (74′), Takefusa Kubo for Barrenetxea (74′) and David Silva for Illarramendi (89′).

Best player: David Silva​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was David Silva even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 70 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (6.4), Daniel Carvajal (6.2), Éder Militão (6.4), Antonio Rüdiger (6.2), Nacho Fernández (6.8), Dani Ceballos (5.2), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.4), Toni Kroos (7.2), Marco Asensio (6.4), Mariano Díaz (6.8) and Rodrygo (7.4).

They had on the bench: Nico Paz, Luis López, Lucas Vázquez (6.3), Andriy Lunin, Álvaro Odriozola, Álvaro Rodríguez (6.2), Eden Hazard, Jesús Vallejo, Sergio Arribas (6.4), Federico Valverde and Carlos Dotor.

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Á. Rodríguez (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 2 changes: Mariano Díaz for Álvaro Daniel Rodríguez Muñoz (59′) and Marco Asensio for Sergio Arribas Calvo (82′).

Best player: Rodrygo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Rodrygo.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 23.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• FC Barcelona – Osasuna – 1-0
• Almería – Elche – 2-1
• Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 2-0