Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid: 5 Classic La Liga Matches
Real Madrid return to La Liga action after the international break and look to maintain their 100% record. They face Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena, a team against whom they haven't lost in their last six meetings.
Los Blancos hold a two-point lead over reigning champions Barcelona, and will hope to at least keep that lead after game 4. They face a team they have not lost to since 2023, and haven't lost at home since 2019.
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The home side have won 102 games against Sociedad, while drawing 43, and losing just 38. Here are five classic games between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in La Liga.
March 5, 2022: Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad
Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of the La Liga table with a come-from-behind win over Real Sociedad. The visitors took the lead in the 10th minute, Mikel Oyarzabal converting from the penalty spot after David Silva was fouled. The first half looked to be drifting towards a deficit for Real before two quick-fire goals: Eduardo Camavinga (40') and Luka Modric (43').
The game continued to be tight before another two goals from Los Blancos sealed the win, the same as the first two, three minutes apart. Karim Benzema scored from the spot (76'), with substitute Lucas Vazquez (79') making it 4-1 and an eight-point lead at the top after Sevilla could only draw.
March 24, 2012: Real Madrid 5-1 Real Sociedad
José Mourinho's side put five past Txuri-burden in the 2011-12 season. It took them five minutes to get the first goal, Gonzalo Higuaín with the goal. Cristiano Ronaldo (32') and Karim Benzema (40') made it 3-0 with the incoming head coach Xabi Alonso assisting the Frenchman.
Sociedad did pull one back before the half through Xabi Prieto. However, it was just a consolation as Ronaldo and Benzema made it a brace each and kept them six points in front of rivals Barcelona at the top.
May 26, 2013: Real Sociedad 3-3 Real Madrid
The penultimate game of the 2012-13 season for Real came against Real Sociedad, where six goals were shared. The game saw just one goal in the first half, scored by Gonzalo Higuaín in the 6th minute. When José Callejón scored even minutes into the second half, it looked like three points for Los Blancos.
The home team roared back; Xabi Prieto (64') scored from the penalty spot before Antoine Griezmann (78') completed the fightback. However, two minutes later, Sami Khedira established the away team's lead, but Prieto and Sociedad were not done, scoring an equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time.
May 12, 2019: Real Sociedad 3-1 Real Madrid
Another penultimate game against Real Sociedad that did not go as planned, this time under Zinédine Zidane during the 2018-19 season. Real Madrid took the lead in the 6th minute through forward Brahim Díaz. That was the best it got for the away team, with Mikel Merino equalizing before Jesús Vallejo handled on the line and received a straight red card. Thibaut Courtois did save the penalty from Willian Jose.
Joseba Zaldua (57') and Ander Barrenetxea (67') secured the three points for Sociedad. The result meant Real Madrid would finish third in the league table behind their two bitter rivals.
February 2, 2018: Real Madrid 5-2 Real Sociedad
The fourth and last time Los Blancos hit the opposition in blue and white for five, mainly thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick. However, it was Lucas Vazquez who scored in the opening minute of the game. In ten minutes, the home team scored three goals to take the game away from the visitors: a Toni Kroos (34') strike wedged between a Ronaldo brace (27' & 37').
Jon Bautista (74') pulled on back, then Ronaldo completed the hat-trick six minutes later, the easiest of his three goals with a tap-in. Asier Illarramendi grabbed Real Sociedad's second to finish the scoring in a one-sided game.
Last Season's Meetings Between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad
Real Madrid took the spoils in both games in the 2024-25 season, winning both games 2-0. The first came in week 5, with second-half goals from Vinicius Jr. and Kylian Mbappe. They also met in the final game of the season, with both teams having nothing to play for. An Mbappe brace helped him cement the European Golden Boot.
They also met in the Copa del Rey semi-final over two legs, with Los Blancos winning a cracker. After winning the first leg 1-0 at the Reale Arena, the second game made up for the lack of action in the first. Four goals in the final 10 minutes, one from Sociedad's Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored in the 93rd minute, sending it to extra time. Los Blancos did book their spot in the final with Antonio Rüdiger's header in extra time.
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