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#2 Real Madrid players bring their A-game to the fore
Other than the uncharacteristic lapse in concentration early on by skipper Sergio Ramos, it was a largely comfortable victory for Real Madrid and this was down to the displays of their players on the night.
Thibaut Courtois was relatively untested but he delivered when called upon, while Feddie Valverde continued his fine form and got a well-taken goal from the edge of the area.
Alongside him, Luka Modric was almost unplayable and capped up a fine performance with two assist and a goal and Karim Benzema continued in his role as Real Madrid's go-to man and drew his side level with his league-high 10th goal on the season.
Eden Hazard is slowly but surely growing into the team and showed his abilities against Sociedad and Rodrygo showed flashes of his promise opposite the Belgian.
The one drawback on the night was when the Brazilian was substituted for Gareth Bale and unexpectedly, the Bernabeu crowd turned on the Welshman, taking offense at his posing with the banner showing that he prioritised Wales and golf before the capital club.
Real Madrid have one of the most talented squads in world football and on their day, only a handful of teams can step up to them and unfortunately for Sociedad, they were first-hand witnesses of this.
