Real Sociedad led at half-time against Real Madrid, but Fede Valverde tied it a few minutes into the second half. Barrenetxea put his team ahead at the Santiago Bernabéu. Afterwards, the meringues had been close to tying, after a shot hit the crossbar by Joselu. The Basque team had not lacked chances either, it’s just that Kepa has been very attentive between the three sticks. Real Madrid, which is moving at a perfect pace, receives at home a team that it failed to defeat last season. On this occasion, the You meringues They have in their ranks a strong Jude Bellingham, who may be the key to reversing the situation.
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Arrizabalaga, Fran Garcia, Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Rüdiger, Aurelien Tchouameni (Modric, min. 61), Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Kroos, Rodrygo and Joselu (Camavinga, min. 61)
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Remiro, Le Normand, Hamari Traore, Zubeldia, Tierney, Martín Zubimendi, Merino, Brais, Take Kubo, Barrenetxea and Oyarzabal
Goals 0-1 min. 4: Barrenetxea. 1-1 min. 46: Federico Valverde. 2-1 min. 60: Joselu.
Referee César Soto Grado
Yellow cards Aurelien Tchouameni (min. 32)
62’00” – And reinforces the midfield with Eduardo Camavinga, dispensing with Joselu Mato.
62’00” – Substitution for Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato Eduardo Celmi Camavinga
62’00” – Substitution of Aurélien Djani Tchouaméni for Luka Modrić
60’00” – Goal José Luis Sanmartín Mato
60’00” – Goal José Luis Sanmartín Mato
58’56” – Robin Le Normand clearance!! The Frenchman commands the area to repel a timid cross from Toni Kroos.
57’52” – The possession percentage of the San Sebastian team in the second period exceeds 60%.
56’34” – Ancelotti calls Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric. They will be the first changes at Real Madrid.
55’45” – Real Sociedad ‘rests’ with the ball, having long possessions, most of them built in the opponent’s half. Real Madrid does not suffer with that dominance.
53’52” – Good defense by Robin Le Normand on Dani Carvajal, putting his body in to win the shot and prevent the cross. The white side is appearing on many occasions inside, leaving the wing to Fede Valverde.
51’46” – The white team has gone down a gear, both in attack and defense. He is in no hurry now and defends in his own field, seeking for Real Sociedad to gain meters to make the field longer and enhance the possible error.
50’34” – Jude Bellingham crosses Take Kubo’s career to stop him after beating Fran García one on one. The Japanese are trying to take the reins of the attack again.
48’38” – It is not an unknown scenario for Real Madrid. Just like against Almería or Getafe, the whites have already started by losing the match this season…to end up winning.
47’48” – Fede Valverde’s goal is a test for the San Sebastian team’s mentality, with the question of whether to keep the score or push as they did in the first act.
46’15” – Two of the players who have gone most unnoticed for Real Madrid in the first act score the equalizer. The whites equalized the result at the first opportunity as soon as they left the locker room.
46’00” – Goal Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta
45’10” – No changes in either team. Neither Carlo Ancelotti nor Imanol Alguacil play anything at half-time.
45’08” – THE SECOND HALF STARTS AT THE SANTIAGO BERNABÉU!!!!!
The presence of the full-backs in the opposite field is a resource that the merengue team needs to exploit to find ways to score. The advanced defense proposed by Real Sociedad invites the team led by Carlo Ancelotti to provide depth from the wings. As correct as Carvajal is, he is not accompanied by Fran García who has the highest record of offsides (3).
Real Madrid is not finding ‘its’ Take Kubo in attack. The absence of Vinícius Junior reduces the danger of a game that is very dependent on what the Brazilian offers, a witness that Jude Bellingham has picked up at this start of the season, appearing at the key moment of the matches. The Englishman ran into a traffic jam inside, so the white team turned their game towards the right wing to find a very active Dani Carvajal up front.
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