Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad, As it happened

Real Madrid

3 - 0

Real Sociedad

M. Kovačić 38' Goal

Cristiano Ronaldo 51' Goal

Álvaro Morata 82' Goal

FULL TIME!! Real Madrid 3-0 Real Sociedad Big win for Los Blancos! They go 4 points clear at the top

89' Ronaldo has the ball in the back of the net again but he is flagged offside! But in the build-up to that goal, Marco Asensio produced a moment of magic that got every one off their seats.! Almost a complete 360 turn from the winger!

84' Vasquez goes off as Marco Asensio comes on

82' Brilliant counter attack from Los Blancos! Starts off with Ronaldo who plays it to Danilo, he drives in and spreads it wider to Vasquez who cross is perfect for Morata to dive and latch onto for the third goal!

81' ALVARO MORATA SCORES!!!! 3-0 to MADRID!! GAME WELL AND TRULY OVER!!

78' Estaban Granero the former Real Madrid man also comes on for Sociedad

78' Kovacic comes off with Isco coming on!

77' Lucas Vasquez sees yellow this time after a professional foul

74' Inigo Martinez sent off for Sociedad!! For a rash kick out at Casemiro!!

73' RULLI GIVES THE BALL STRAIGHT TO VASQUEZ!! And the winger makes some room for himself and drills a shot at goal but Rulli makes up for his mistake with a good save!

72' Morata finds the net but he is ruled offside! Rightly so as the replays show he and Ramos were slightly offside!

70' It's getting a little feisty as Inigo Martinez who was already on a yellow fouls a charging Kovacic but no second yellow is shown

67' The case of the Bernabeu crowd is a curious one. Despite Madrid doing really well this season, the fans have not been entirely happy! It could be because of they want better value for money in terms of the style of football?

66' Benzema's game is over as Alvaro Morata comes on for the Frenchman. A mixed reception as he comes off

62' THAT WAS GREAT CHANCE FOR BENZEMA! ON the counter Kroos slips in Benzema but as he tried to cut inside by skipping past the first challenge Navas gets the ball away from the Frenchman! Sadly the boos have not escaped him quite yet!

60' With half an hour to go Sociedad's chances are fading! Madrid will go 4 points clear if it stays like this! Not to mention they also have a game in hand

56' The boos are no more ringing for Ronaldo. He seems to be back to his clinical self. All it took was a goal and an assist!

51 Kovacic repays Ronaldo's earlier assist with an even better side roll pass that splits the defence and plays him through and then Ronaldo adds class to the finish with a dink over the goalkeeper!

51' RONALDO SCORES!!!! 2-0 to REAL MADRID!!!

48' Sociedad dominating possession once again at the beginning of the second half but once again no real penetration

We are back underway!

HALF TIME: Real Madrid 1-0 Real Sociedad

45' JUANMI MISSES A GREAT CHANCE!! Canales and Oyarzabal with a beautiful exchange of passes as the youngster is found by Canales with a back-heel but his shot is skewed wide of the far past! Best move of the game!

43' RONALDO ALMOST SETS UP BENZEMA!! Vasquez finds the forward with a brilliant cross-field pass and Ronaldo tries to set up Benzema with his first touch but it is just too heavy

39' Ronaldo has been a passenger in this game so far but with a feathery touch he puts Kovacic through on goal who finishes with calm! That was a wonderful assist from Ronaldo!

38' REAL MADRID SCORE!!!! Brilliant goal!! Kovacic with the goal!

36' Benzema with a late challenge on Zurutuza! No Yellow though

33' Ronaldo goes for goal despite Kroos making the run into space and that once again draws boos from the crowd, Kroos himself is not amused

32' Well, after a bright and fast start by Madrid they have looked so pale in attack. They are not able to put a decent attacking move together

30' Ronaldo with another poor pass which rolls out of play! He is having a hard time in trying to get into his stride

28' Sociedad are dominating possession here but Madrid defense holding strong and looking for a chance to break!

24' Ronaldo loses the ball carelessly and once again the Bernabeu crowd letting him know with jeers and boos! A little harsh on the striker!

21' Real Madrid win the ball off a Sociedad side trying to play it out from the back but once again the central defenders make the challenge to see off the danger!

18' MADRID counter quickly as Kovacic finds Ronaldo on the left wing and after a step over tries to ping it onto the head of Benzema but Navas is positioned perfectly to head it away!

16' William Jose goes for goal from a good distance out, It bounces off the surface and Navas makes a smart save to keep it out!

15' Martinez pushed over by Sergio Ramos and wins a foul for Sociedad in a promising position!

13' MADRID GO CLOSE AGAIN! Vasquez tricks his way to the byline and into the box and then cuts back for Benzema but Zurutuza is there to op things up and clear the danger!

12' Madrid look a little lackluster without Modric in the middle pulling the strings. Zidane has tried to change around a little today in terms of style of play

8' Kovacic drives into the heart of the Sociedad defense but his attempted pass to Vasquez deflects through into the box as Benzema almost latches on to it but Rulli grabs before the Frenchman can get to it!

6' Inigo Martinez gets a harsh booking after a head collision with Ronaldo!

Marco Asensio
Lucas Vázquez

84'

Álvaro Morata
assist: Lucas Vázquez

82'

77'

Granero
Canales

Isco
M. Kovačić

77'

Lucas Vázquez

77'

74'

Íñigo Martínez

71'

Kévin Rodrigues

Álvaro Morata
K. Benzema

66'

57'

Xabi Prieto
Willian José

57'

C. Vela
Mikel Oyarzabal

Cristiano Ronaldo
assist: M. Kovačić

51'

T. Kroos

39'

M. Kovačić
assist: Cristiano Ronaldo

38'

Íñigo Martínez

Match time Mon, 30 Jan 2017, 01:15 AM

Real Sociedad (4-3-3)

Eusebio Sacristán Mena (Manager)

K. Navas

Nacho

Sergio Ramos

R. Varane

Danilo

T. Kroos

Casemiro

M. Kovačić

Cristiano Ronaldo

K. Benzema

Lucas Vázquez

G. Rulli

Kévin Rodrigues

Íñigo Martínez

Raúl Navas

Joseba Zaldúa

Canales

Illarramendi

Zurutuza

Mikel Oyarzabal

Willian José

Juanmi

Real Sociedad (4-3-3)

Eusebio Sacristán Mena (Manager)

Real Madrid Subs

Isco

Marco Asensio

Kiko Casilla

M. Díaz

A. Hakimi

Álvaro Morata

Fábio Coentrão

Real Sociedad Subs

David Concha

Aritz Elustondo

Granero

Álvaro Odriozola

Xabi Prieto

Toño

C. Vela

44% POSSESSION 56%

7 SHOTS 9

4 SHOTS ON GOAL 3

15 FOULS 12

0 CORNERS 3

3 OFFSIDES 2

2 YELLOW CARDS 1

0 RED CARDS 1

3 SAVES 1

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	33	25	8	0	64	83
2	Atlético Madrid	34	21	9	4	36	72
3	Real Madrid	33	20	8	5	44	68
4	Valencia	34	20	6	8	26	66
5	Real Betis	34	17	5	12	1	56
6	Villarreal	33	15	6	12	5	51
7	Getafe	34	13	9	12	8	48
8	Sevilla	33	14	6	13	-11	48
9	Girona	34	13	8	13	-6	47
10	Celta de Vigo	34	12	9	13	6	45
11	Real Sociedad	34	12	7	15	6	43
12	Eibar	34	12	7	15	-10	43
13	Deportivo Alavés	34	13	2	19	-13	41
14	Athletic Club	33	9	13	11	-3	40
15	Leganés	34	11	7	16	-13	40
16	Espanyol	34	9	12	13	-12	39
17	Levante UD	33	7	13	13	-19	34
18	Deportivo La Coruña	34	6	10	18	-33	28
19	Las Palmas	34	5	6	23	-47	21
20	Málaga	34	5	5	24	-29	20

Updated: Jan 30, 2017 03:02 AM | Published: Jan 29, 2017 19:14 PM