RSO
RMAKO
Yellow cardRSO - Ander Barrenetxea24'- Yellow cardRMA - Ferland Mendy29'
- Yellow cardRSO - Aihen Muñoz33'
HT
Substitution
19 - Alexander Isak
21 - David Silva63'- Substitution11 - Martin Ødegaard14 - Casemiro69'
- Substitution10 - Luka Modric15 - Federico ValverdeSubstitution25 - Rodrygo28 - Marvin Park70'
- Substitution10 - Mikel Oyarzabal11 - Adnan JanuzajSubstitution22 - Ander Barrenetxea25 - Jon Bautista74'
- Yellow cardRMA - Daniel Carvajal83'
- Substitution16 - Ander Guevara37 - Urko Gonzalez89'
- Substitution20 - Vinícius Júnior30 - Sergio Arribas91'
FT
Real Sociedad
Match stats
Real Madrid
32%
Possession
68%
6
Shots
16
1
Shots (On goal)
4
1
Corners
11
4
Saves
1
17
Fouls
12
Line-ups
1
Álex Remiro
18
Gorosabel
6
Aritz Elustondo
24
Robin Le Normand
12
Aihen Muñoz
7
Portu
16
Ander Guevara
8
Mikel Merino
22
Ander Barrenetxea
10
Mikel Oyarzabal
19
Alexander Isak
4-4-2
1
Thibaut Courtois
2
Daniel Carvajal
5
Raphael Varane
4
Sergio Ramos
23
Ferland Mendy
10
Luka Modric
8
Toni Kroos
25
Rodrygo
11
Martin Ødegaard
20
Vinícius Júnior
9
Karim Benzema
4-2-3-1
Team stats
Real Sociedad
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 63' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Ander Guevara 89' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ander Barrenetxea 74' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Aihen Muñoz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63'(Alexander Isak) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74'(Ander Barrenetxea) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74'(Mikel Oyarzabal) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Urko Gonzalez 89'(Ander Guevara) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jérémy Blasco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jon Pacheco Dozagarat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Modibo Sagnan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Real Madrid
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 91' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Rodrygo 70' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 70' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 69' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69'(Martin Ødegaard) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marvin Park 70'(Rodrygo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 70'(Luka Modric) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergio Arribas 91'(Vinícius Júnior) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Diego Altube | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Andriy Lunin | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Real Sociedad
Match stats
Real Madrid
32%
Possession
68%
6
Shots
16
1
Shots (On goal)
4
1
Corners
11
4
Saves
1
17
Fouls
12
Match stream
- 90'+4'That's it from me here tonight. Until the next time, adios!
- 90'+4'Not that it counts for an awful lot right now, but Madrid are 10th after getting their first point on the board. Sociedad are one point and one place above them.
- 90'+4'Madrid start their title defence with a goalless draw, but it wasn't a bad game. Both sides looked tidy in possession and pressed effectively, but there weren't many clear-cut chances. Benzema went closest for the visitors with a couple of opportunities before the break, while Silva almost enjoyed a dream debut with a rasping shot that was charged down late on. A draw is certainly a fair result, with both teams laying a solid foundation on which to build over the coming games.
- 90'+4'FULL-TIME: REAL SOCIEDAD 0-0 REAL MADRID
- 90'+3'Park wins a Madrid corner on the right. It's taken short to Carvajal, whose cross is cut out and cleared by Merino.
- 90'+2'Sociedad haven't given Madrid a sniff in the last five minutes. They're pressing really well in the attacking half to stop the visitors building an attack.
- 90'+1'Arribas comes on for his Madrid debut, with Vinicius the man to make way.
- 90'Three minutes of added time.
- 90'Silva is fouled in the Madrid half. He delivers the free-kick to the left corner of the area, but Casemiro heads it mostly away before a foul from Portu.
- 89'On comes the 19-year-old Urko Gonzalez, replacing Guevara in midfield.
- 88'That was a chance! Januzaj receives the ball with his back to goal in the area and lays it off to Silva just outside. He puts his laces through it and Varane takes the full brunt of the shot, needing a bit of treatment from the physio after making a crucial block.
- 87'Things are getting a bit sloppy now, with passes going astray from both sides.
- 86'An in-form Eden Hazard could make a big difference to this Madrid team. They haven't played especially poorly, just lacked the bit of cutting edge needed to pick a way through a good Sociedad side.
- 84'Januzaj's delivery from the free-kick is poor, and Varane clears at the edge of the area.
- 83'Carvajal is booked for catching Merino late, over on the Sociedad left. It's a good crossing position for Januzaj.
- 82'Mendy is shown infield at the left corner of the area. He eventually attempts a shot with his weaker right foot, but it's blocked and doesn't look as though it would have threatened Remiro's goal anyway.
- 81'Into the final 10 minutes now. Madrid look the more likely to score, but Sociedad are holding firm and threatening on the break.
- 80'Mendy almost manages to bustle through and pounce on a loose ball in the area, but Elustondo holds him off long enough for Remiro to come out and collect it.
- 79'Bautista is just offside as Sociedad look to counter down the left.
- 78'Vinicius races clear down the left flank, but he doesn't have much support so he has to slow his run. Eventually Park arrives in the area but he can't control the ball and the chance of a dream debut goes begging, for now at least.
- 76'Silva almost finds Januzaj at the far post with a lofted cross from the left, but Mendy back-pedals to head it away.
- 75'Mendy and Benzema combine to find Vinicius in behind down the left, but he miscontrols the ball and the offside flag goes up anyway.
- 74'Bautista comes on for Barrenetxea as Sociedad make a double change.
- 74'Oyarzabal has shown glimpses of his quality but his race is run for tonight. Januzaj comes on.
- 72'Going into the last 20 minutes, the action has died down a little recently. Two more subs are being readied by the home side, so perhaps this influx of fresh legs can bring a bit of zip back into the game.
- 71'Kroos goes for goal from range, but his left-footed effort rises high over the crossbar. That seemed unusually rash from the veteran midfielder.
- 70'Marvin Park comes on in a straight swap for Rodrygo in attack. The 20-year-old has come through Madrid's youth ranks, having previously spent three years at Tranmere Rovers!
- 70'Valverde replaces Modric in midfield.
- 69'Odegaard's night is over, he's played pretty well. Casemiro comes on.
- 68'Kroos shoots first time after ghosting into the penalty area having taken a corner over on the left, but Remiro punches it well clear.
- 67'Silva pops up on the left and crosses with his right foot, but Varane gets ahead of Portu to head clear. Madrid look like they're about to make a triple change.
- 65'Oyarzabal slips onto his backside after a swift change of direction from Ramos. No doubt the Madrid captain will have enjoyed that.
- 64'Benzema nudges a pass towards Rodrygo at the left corner of the penalty area. Running away from goal, he tries to backheel it back into the danger zone, but he doesn't make a clean connection.
- 63'Here he comes! David Silva makes his Real Sociedad debut, replacing Isak. After 10 years, he's back in La Liga.
- 62'Close! Benzema picks up the ball at the edge of the D, drops a shoulder to get it onto his right foot and aims for the bottom-right corner, but Remiro gets down swiftly to beat it away.
- 61'The home side have a real opportunity to counter from a long ball which picks out Portu on the halfway line - it looks like a two-on-two attack, but Portu can't control the pass and the chance fizzles out.
- 60'Sociedad struggle to get the ball away after a couple of crosses. Odegaard tries to turn and shoot at the edge of the area, but it's immediately charged down. There's just no space in the Sociedad box.
- 58'The first half started slowly but that hasn't been the case since the break. Both teams are looking more threatening, and it feels like a goal isn't far off.
- 57'Oyarzabal finds himself in a pocket of space just outside the area, to the right of centre, but he snatches at his shot and it spins well wide.
- 56'Carvajal fires an absolute rocket of a shot from some distance out on the right. It's a searing effort but straight at Remiro, who catches at the second attempt.
- 55'Benzema has scored or assisted in each of his last three league games against Sociedad, with two goals and two assists in total. Will he be the man to break the deadlock?
- 54'Mendy makes a crunching tackle on Portu, and is perhaps lucky to get away without a second yellow card.
- 53'Odegaard plays a nice ball in behind to Benzema, but Elustondo makes a great sliding challenge to block his attempted shot. It should be a corner, but a goal kick is given.
- 52'David Silva has been out warming up already in the second half. He's apparently only had four training sessions since recovering from Covid-19, but he looks keen to get on.
- 51'Carvajal does well to recover the ball after Odegaard sells him a little short with a pass at the right side of the area, but he can't find space to cross as Sociedad defend in numbers.
- 49'Varane stays down for a moment after a late challenge from Barrenetxea, but there's no booking.
- 48'Mendy has been taking up some awkward positions on the left, and Madrid's play has mostly gone down that flank as a result. He seems equally happy hugging the touchline or coming infield, with Vinicius then providing the width.
- 45'+1'Zidane will probably be reasonably happy with what he's seen. Madrid look like a team working their way through the gears, and look the more likely team to score. There were warning signs for the champions at the end of the half, though, with Sociedad carrying plenty of attacking threat themselves.
- 47'Sociedad go close! Some really neat passing around the area ends with Oyarzabal chipping the ball over to Barrenetxea on the left. He hits it on the volley with the instep of his left foot, but sends his shot across the face of goal and wide.
- 45'+1'It hasn't been end-to-end, but this has been a high-quality game. It started slowly with both teams looking well-organised and energetic off the ball, but the chances began to flow towards the end of the half. Benzema had two decent opportunities but couldn't find the target under pressure, before Courtois prevented Isak from opening the scoring against the run of play just before the break.
- 45'+1'HALF-TIME: REAL SOCIEDAD 0-0 REAL MADRID
- 45'We're back underway for the second half as Benzema gets the ball rolling.
- 45'Oyarzabal presses Kroos at the edge of the area but is adjudged to have fouled the German as he wins the ball. Courtois saves his eventual shot anyway.
- 44'A moment later, Isak gets the ball on the left and comes infield to shoot, but he bends a right-footed shot around the far post.
- 43'Good save Courtois! Isak gets his first sight of goal out of nowhere, in acres of space after a beautiful first-touch nutmeg from Oyarzabal. Isak is sharp onto it but the keeper comes out and makes a strong save.
- 42'Portu does well on the right, chasing down a Barrenetxea pass and winning a corner from Ramos over by the flag. Oyarzabal delivers it deep towards Le Normand at the far post, but he gets under the ball and heads over.
- 40'Madrid are cranking up the pressure now. Kroos and Odegaard combine before Mendy feeds Benzema in the area. He shoots left-footed towards the top-left corner but slips as he lets fly, and he ends up bending the ball over.
- 40'A ball breaks for Vinicius at the edge of the area and he hits it first time. It's powerful, but well wide to the right of goal.
- 38'Madrid earn a chance by pressing the Sociedad back line. Vinicius gets the ball on the left and finds Benzema in the area. He takes the ball round Remiro but has to take it wide and he can't clip it back between the posts, instead shooting across the face of goal.
- 37'Le Normand gets in between Varane and Rodrgyo to clear another corner, and gets a painful whack on the leg as he goes for it. Bodies on the line!
- 36'That's as close as we've come to a goal! Carvajal fires in a dangerous ball from the byline with Rodrygo looking to attack it, but Gorosabel does well to clear. Ramos heads goalward from the resulting corner and it's blocked by Munoz, but Ramos wants a penalty for handball. The ball did cannon up onto his hand off his thigh, but it's not a handball.
- 35'Le Normand gets up well to head a Mendy cross away from danger with Ramos looking to make a nuisance of himself. Sociedad try to break, but Varane snuffs out the chance ahead of Isak.
- 34'Kroos takes the resulting free-kick ahead of Odegaard, who offered a left-footed option. He hooks a cross in from the right touchline, but again it's cleared away fairly easily.
- 33'Munoz is booked for a foul on Rodrygo.
- 32'Benzema has looked really bright in the last few minutes. He's coming deep to press and win the ball back, and looks to be full of confidence on the ball. Given how crucial he was to Madrid's title win last season, that's an encouraging sign for Zidane.
- 31'Modric plays a lovely outside-of-the-boot pass to Benzema in the centre circle. He tries to hook it round the corner for Rodrygo, but can't quite hold off the challenge of a defender.
- 30'Sociedad try an elaborate free-kick routine from deep, but Benzema eventually manages to intercept as the ball is worked around the penalty area. he tries to lead a counter-attack, flicking the ball over a couple of Sociedad players before being fouled midway inside his own half.
- 29'Mendy is booked for a shoulder-barge on Portu as the Sociedad winger looked to break away down the right. Again, a booking seems harsh.
- 28'Madrid take another short corner, seemingly looking to find space for a shot from distance as they did a few minutes ago. Once again it doesn't come off, and they're forced all the way from left to right before the ball goes out for a throw.
- 27'Elustondo has been heavily involved already, and he's looking very solid. He's made two tackles and four clearances in the first 25 minutes or so.
- 26'Elustondo makes an important interception in the area, sliding Rodrygo's low ball towards Benzema out for a corner, which is cleared.
- 25'Madrid get players forward with some space to run into for the first time. Odegaard carries the ball before laying it off to Rodrygo on the right. He moves inside and eventually seems to shoot towards the near post rather than crossing, but it's blocked and cleared away.
- 24'Barrenetxea is booked for a body-check on Carvajal. There wasn't a huge amount in it, in truth.
- 24'Merino finds Barrenetxea in some space on the left. He looks to come infield to shoot with his right foot but Carvajal shepherds him away, before Merino's attempted flick in behind spins out for a goal kick.
- 23'Rodrygo floats an early ball in towards Benzema from the right. Elustondo reads it well and nods it behind, then Ramos fouls him as the resulting corner is taken.
- 21'Munoz lifts a cross in from the left, but Mendy gets his head to it. Madrid look to break but Odegaard's pass towards Vinicius is picked off by Gorosabel.
- 19'Both teams are pressing well off the ball, and neither has quite found a way to pick their way through yet. Benzema's long-range sighter the only real chance so far.
- 17'The corner is floated out to Modric at the edge of the area, but it's too high for him to hit on the volley. He takes it down and lays it off to Carvajal who shoots, but it hits a Madrid player in an offside position.
- 16'Mendy aims in a low cross from the left, and Elustondo hooks it behind at the corner of the six-yard box with Benzema lurking. Madrid get the first corner of the night.
- 15'Le Normand steps out of the defensive line to try and rob Modric of the ball on halfway, but gives away a free-kick as he barges the midfielder over.
- 14'Benzema plays a neat one-two with Odegaard outside the area, with the latter teeing up Benzema for a shot in a central position, about 25 yards out. He hits it first-time but scuffs a low effort straight at Remiro.
- 12'Mendy and Vinicius combine down the left before laying the ball off to the onrushing Modric at the edge of the area. He goes for a first-time pass into Benzema with the outside of his right foot, but directs it straight to Le Normand, who clears.
- 11'Kroos swings the free-kick in with his right foot, but it's easily headed clear.
- 10'Vinicius does well, nutmegging Elustondo to the left of the penalty area and winning a free-kick. He might have preferred the referee to play advantage, as he did get straight back up and carry on.
- 9'Off the ball, Madrid's shape looks like more of a 4-4-2, with Vinicius pressing alongside Benzema and Odegaard moving over towards the left.
- 8'There's some eight on eight action in midfield as Kroos looks to shield the ball from opposite number Merino, and wins a free-kick as he's bundled over.
- 7'One player to watch out for might be the former Newcastle midfielder Merino, who has scored in both of his side's last two home league fixtures against Madrid.
- 6'Oyarzabal looks to thread a ball in behind to Portu but Ramos reads the pass and intercepts, laying it back to Courtois.
- 5'Modric, Odegaard and Carvajal combine to bring the ball infield from the right, but Rodrygo's attempted flick-on at the edge of the area is intercepted.
- 4'Sociedad are pressing pretty well early on. They're working with a low block, then pressing as soon as Madrid get far past the halfway line. It's been a cagey opening so far.
- 3'Portu shows some neat feet to ghost past Mendy on the right, but Varane gets across to help his team-mate out and regain possession.
- 2'Odegaard is starting right behind Benzema in the number 10 role, with the two Brazilians either side when Madrid are in possession.
- 1'We're off! Sociedad are in blue and white stripes as usual, Madrid showing off their snazzy black and pink third kit.
- -The players are on their way out of the Anoeta tunnel, and we're almost ready for kick-off.
- -Real Madrid are unbeaten on the opening day of the season for 11 years, winning eight and drawing three of those openers.
- -Eden Hazard, Isco and Marco Asensio are among the players out for Madrid, but Odegaard starts at the stadium where he shone on loan last season. Former Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi misses out through injury, while summer signing David Silva will have to make do with a place on the bench.
- -SUBS: Alvaro Odriozola, Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Marcelo, Borja Mayoral, Diego Altube, Nacho, Luka Jovic, Andriy Lunin.
- -REAL MADRID (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Ferland Mendy, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal; Martin Odegaard, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric; Vinicius Junior, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo.
- -SUBS: Diego Llorente, Roberto Navarro, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Jeremy Blasco, Jon Bautista, Nacho Monreal, Modibo Sagnan, Adnan Januzaj, David Silva, Roberto Lopez, Miguel Angel Moya.
- -REAL SOCIEDAD (4-2-3-1): Alex Remiro; Aihen Munoz, Aritz Elustondo, Robin Le Normand, Andoni Gorosabel; Mikel Merino, Ander Guevara; Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Oyarzabal, Portu; Alexander Isak.
- -Real Madrid are Spain’s most prolific champions with 34 titles, but they haven’t won La Liga back-to-back since doing so in 2007 and 2008.
- -Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this evening kick-off from La Liga, as Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid start their title defence at Imanol Alguacil’s Real Sociedad.
- 90'+1'
Substitution - In30 - Sergio ArribasSubstitution - Out20 - Vinícius JúniorArribas comes on for his Madrid debut, with Vinicius the man to make way. - 89'Substitution - In37 - Urko GonzalezSubstitution - Out16 - Ander GuevaraOn comes the 19-year-old Urko Gonzalez, replacing Guevara in midfield.
- 83'Yellow card2 - Daniel CarvajalCarvajal is booked for catching Merino late, over on the Sociedad left. It's a good crossing position for Januzaj.
- 74'Substitution - In25 - Jon BautistaSubstitution - Out22 - Ander BarrenetxeaBautista comes on for Barrenetxea as Sociedad make a double change.
- 74'Substitution - In11 - Adnan JanuzajSubstitution - Out10 - Mikel OyarzabalOyarzabal has shown glimpses of his quality but his race is run for tonight. Januzaj comes on.
- 70'Substitution - In28 - Marvin ParkSubstitution - Out25 - RodrygoMarvin Park comes on in a straight swap for Rodrygo in attack. The 20-year-old has come through Madrid's youth ranks, having previously spent three years at Tranmere Rovers!
- 70'Substitution - In15 - Federico ValverdeSubstitution - Out10 - Luka ModricValverde replaces Modric in midfield.
- 69'Substitution - In14 - CasemiroSubstitution - Out11 - Martin ØdegaardOdegaard's night is over, he's played pretty well. Casemiro comes on.
- 63'Substitution - In21 - David SilvaSubstitution - Out19 - Alexander IsakHere he comes! David Silva makes his Real Sociedad debut, replacing Isak. After 10 years, he's back in La Liga.
- 33'Yellow card12 - Aihen MuñozMunoz is booked for a foul on Rodrygo.
- 29'Yellow card23 - Ferland MendyMendy is booked for a shoulder-barge on Portu as the Sociedad winger looked to break away down the right. Again, a booking seems harsh.
- 24'Yellow card22 - Ander BarrenetxeaBarrenetxea is booked for a body-check on Carvajal. There wasn't a huge amount in it, in truth.
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