Unlike their rivals Barcelona, Real Madrid are struggling to be sovereign on the domestic scene at the start of the season. Of course, the Merengue are on a 32-match unbeaten run at national level, but their recent successes are suffering cruelly from conviction. This was again the case this Saturday against Real Sociedad.
In the Basque country, in their new orange jersey, the Merengue were rather timid. They won by two goals (2-0), but this victory is flattering to say the least. Not having conceded a goal in this match is almost a miracle, with in particular two opposing shots that ended up on the posts of Thibaut Courtois.
Real saved by penalties
At the forefront, the reigning European champions were not much more brilliant. The two goals they scored were from penalties. Transformed in turn by Vinicius Jr (58e) then by Kylian Mbappé (74e). Apart from that, we will just point out a powerful header from Antonio Rudiger (32e), as a worthy alert on Real Sociedad goals.
The captain of the French team signed his 3e goal in 2 games, but without this boost he would have remained silent. He and Vinicius Jr struggled to get into the lead. Before he found the net a quarter of an hour from the end, he had only one attempt in front of the opposing goal. A curling shot from the right that went slightly wide (37e).
It was therefore a sluggish victory for the Madrid team. Next Tuesday, for their Champions League debut, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will have to perform much better against VfB Stuttgart if they do not want to start their continental journey in reverse.
