2023-09-18 00:20:01
The preview predicted a great match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, with Ancelotti’s team looking to maintain their total of victories at the start of the season, while Alguacil’s team went for the surprise in the Santiago Bernabeu. The hopes of the Madrid fans were placed on Jude Bellingham, Madrid’s top scorer until now. with six games, six goals and two assists, if you count the ones he has had with the ‘Merengue‘and with the England team.
Few surprises from Ancelotti, a 4-1-2-1-2, with Tchouameni as the defensive axis, Valverde and Kroos on the sides, Bellingham as the head of the diamond and Joselu together with Rodrygo up front. On the other hand, the Real society He was betting everything on an eleven with a good footing and without a fixed forward, since the offensive trident would be made up of Kubo, Oyarzabal and Barrenetxea.
A complicated start
The visit started better in the renovated Santiago Bernabeu, with a Real society that did not allow the local to play freely. Kubo, perhaps the best player on the field during the first halfdressed as a nightmare for Real Madrid, located on the far right of the attack and constantly closing.
This is how the scoring opened, in the first minutes of the match starting. Kubo once again made a place for his wing and sent a great cross into the heart of the Madrid areawhich was connected by Barrenetxea, causing a save by Kepa, although the rebound fell short and, on the second opportunity, the attacker did not miss.
Kepa was one of the figures | Photo: Real Madrid
Surprising everyone and everyone Real society with that early goal, but far from settling, just a few minutes later Kubo would appear again with a shot that left Kepa defeated against his right post, but the goal was disallowed due to offside by Oyarzabal, whose back the ball deflected slightly.
Madrid did not get a foothold in the match, repeatedly failing to create plays and being unable to bring real danger to the visiting goal. Although there were some timid occasions of ‘Merengue‘In the first half, the truth is that Kepa had to intervene more compared to Remiro.
Ancelotti surprised, sending the team unchanged for the second half, despite the fact that Tchouameni was reprimanded and that, at least it gave the impression, that Real Madrid lacked a little more precision in the midfield.
Fede Valverde and another great goal for his account | Photo: Real Madrid
Another night at the office
Despite this, there is a reason why Ancelotti’s record is what it is, since the Italian trusted the same eleven and boy did they repay him. In the first play of the second half, Fede Valverde captured a loose ball at the door of the area and sent it to sleep into the net with a shot of enviable precision. Post and goal for the Uruguayan, a piece that has become key for his teammates.
With the tie, Madrid was able to once again find a better version than it had shown, and that was enough to come back, a specialty of the house. Fran García recovered high, crossed into the area and Joselu showed off his offensive power to head in and score his second goal of the seasona pure 9 that is giving Madrid, at least at this beginning of the road, what Jovic and Mariano could not.
Ancelotti took note that Real Sociedad would seek to quickly return to the previous plan and decided to change some pieces as soon as it was 2-1. Luka Modric and Camavinga entered the field, replacing Tchouameni and, by surprise, Joselu himself, who had just scored the second goal.
Joselu scored his second goal of the campaign | Photo: Real Madrid
Now with the experience of Kroos and Modric on the field, Madrid lost speed, but gained judgment in passing, being more intelligent with the ball at their feet, especially so as not to waste too much energy in a game that was not at all closed.
There were few dangerous chances until the end, when Brahim made a great climb on the right and, with a precise ball, found Bellingham, who headed into Remiro’s low right corner. although the Real Sociedad goalkeeper responded with a phenomenal save against the Englishman’s attempt.
Not much happened in added time and Madrid kept the three points at home, to continue the start of the 2023/24 campaign with a perfect score, taking the 15 possible points. Good feelings will have been left at the Santiago Bernabéu with a ‘Merengue‘who entered asleep, but recovered in time and is now concentrating his efforts on the great goal of every yearthe UEFA Champions League, tournament in which he will be debuting next Wednesday at 8:45 p.m., receiving the Union Berlin.
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