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′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 35,765 spectators.​ The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the support of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

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 51% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Real Madrid found a way to 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, Real Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Real Sociedad will stay with 29 points like Atlético Madrid to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will have 39 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will host Villarreal on the 18th of December with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Villarreal (11 draws).

Real Madrid will host Cádiz on the 19th of December with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.4), Andoni Gorosabel (6.6), Igor Zubeldia (6.6), Robin Le Normand (6.6), Diego Rico (6.8), Adnan Januzaj (6.4), Ander Guevara (6.9), Martín Zubimendi (6.8), Mikel Oyarzabal (7.0), Alexander Sørloth (6.5) and Alexander Isak (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: N. Djouahra, Jon Guridi, Beñat Turrientes (7.0), Joseba Zaldúa (6.6), Aihen Muñoz, Ander Barrenetxea (6.4), M. Ryan, Julen Lobete, Jon Pacheco, Robert Navarro and Portu (6.4).

Substitutions

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 most impressive player for Real Sociedad was the goalkeeper: Álex Remiro. His rating is 7.41. He performed 6 saves.

Real Madrid – Formation

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

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois (6.6), Daniel Carvajal (7.6), Éder Militão (8.0), David Alaba (7.0), Ferland Mendy (7.0), Luka Modrić (7.4), Casemiro (7.6), Toni Kroos (7.1), Rodrygo (6.7), Karim Benzema (6.8) and Vinícius Júnior (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vallejo, Federico Valverde (6.6), M. Díaz, E. Hazard, Marco Asensio (7.0), Isco, Nacho, Luka Jović (8.1), Marcelo, Lucas Vázquez, A. Lunin and Eduardo Camavinga (6.5).

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of L. Jovic (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: K. Benzema for L. Jovic (17′), Casemiro for E. Camavinga (65′), Rodrygo for M. Asensio (81′) and T. Kroos for F. Valverde (81′).

Best player: Luka Jović​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Luka Jović.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 17′.

Results of the day

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

• Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 0-2
• Sevilla – Villarreal – 1-0
• Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-2
• FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 0-1