Real Madrid achieved a stunning success in the 24th round of LaLiga, with a final score of 4-1, in the company of Real Sociedad, on their home field. Kylian Mbappe, uncertain before the game in the Spanish capital, was not present on the pitch, but, in the absence of the French striker, Gonzalo Garcia and Vinicius Junior “came out on the ramp”. The Brazilian footballer of the hosts scored twice in a game that consisted of giving three penalty kicks, two of which were dictated in favor of “los blancos”, and, the “galactic” band continues its impressive series on home field, not having been defeated at the “Bernabeu” since December.

Two teams that had not lost in the last seven matches played in LaLiga faced each other in the 24th round of the Spanish championship. At the “Bernabeu”, Real Madrid received the visit of Real Sociedad, in a duel that presented completely different objectives for the two teams. If the “los blancos” formation tried to stay close to FC Barcelona, ​​the leader in the domestic competition before this round, the group from San Sebastian sought to produce “an important step” towards occupying a qualifying position in the European competitions at the end of the season.

In the previous round, the team led by Alvaro Arbeloa from the sidelines defeated Valencia, at the “Estadio Mestalla,” with a final score of 2-0, in a match in which Alvaro Carreras scored for the second time in the “los blancos” club shirt, and Kylian Mbappe extended his number of goals scored this season, accumulating 23 successes and four decisive assists in the Spanish championship, statistics that allow him to be the most prolific offensive footballer in LaLiga.

On the other hand, the players trained by Matarazzo Pellegrino had passed, at the “Reale Arena”, Elche, by two goals difference, so that, in the middle of last week, Real Sociedad won the round leg of the “Copa del Rey” semi-final, in the company of Athletic Bilbao, final score 1-0, in the derby in the Basque Country. Before the match at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid had won five in a row in front of their home fans, but the San Sebastian team came into this game unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

Alvaro Arbeloa was unable to rely on the services of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Eder Militao, all three players being injured, while Kylian Mbappe was included in the limited squad that was called up for the match in the Spanish capital, although the French striker complained of muscle problems last week. However, at the last training session of Real Madrid before the match against Real Sociedad, the “decader” of the “Galacticos” was present, being on the bench before the LaLiga clash.

Real Madrid had won five straight head-to-head matches against the Basque team, three of which were without the “Los Blancos” conceding a goal. In the first leg of this Spanish league match, the team at the “Bernabeu” had won 2-1, in a match in which Dean Huijsen was sent off in the first half, but the visitors held on until the end and took all three points from San Sebastian. The first dangerous chance of the match came from the home team, when, from a set piece, Mikel Oyarzabal decided to shoot from long range, but the ball deflected by a teammate could not be placed.

The scoreboard was unblocked in the fifth minute of the game, when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross was spectacularly deflected by Gonzalo Garcia, whose fine execution was placed, on foot, in the far corner, and Alex Remiro could not intervene. From a corner, Yangel Herrera rose the most inside the opponent’s box and the Venezuelan midfielder headed the ball over the crossbar. A foul committed near the “Madrid” goal by Dean Huijsen was sanctioned with a penalty kick for Real Sociedad.

The Spanish central defender finally blocked a shot from the opposing team, and from the penalty spot, Mikel Oyarzabal scored without much trouble, the guest captain’s shot into the centre of the goal being far too powerful for the Belgian goalkeeper of the team from the Spanish capital to intervene. Another penalty was awarded by the central defender of this game, when Jon Aramburu dropped his back foot, just to hook Vinicius Junor, and the Brazilian footballer fell to the grass. The penalty was converted with a shot sent to the right by the same “seven” of the “galactics”, and Real Madrid would once again take the lead in this match.

Federico Valverde also got his name on the scoreboard after the Uruguayan received a pass from Eduardo Camavinga and, after advancing a few meters with the ball at his feet, the captain of the “Galacticos” shot powerfully into the far corner, managing to beat Alex Remiro, who touched the ball but was unable to prevent the goal. A huge miss occurred in the last minute of added time in the first act, when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s through ball found Federico Valverde free on the right flank, and the South American player continued with a ball thrown into the goal, where Gonzalo Garcia sent it well past the opposing goal.

The second half of the game started extremely abruptly for Real Sociedad, as the referee of the match dictated another penalty kick after Vinicius Junior was fouled by Jon Aramburu near the opponent’s goal. The Brazilian footballer executed flawlessly and scored the “double” in this game, increasing the advantage on the scoreboard. Federico Valverde was launched into the right attack lane of the “galactics”, and the “eight” of the hosts ended up in a one-on-one situation with Alex Remiro, but chose to pass back to a teammate, the ball being rejected by Igor Zubeldia.

The guests wasted the opportunity to reduce the gap on the scoreboard, when Carlos Soler crossed into the middle of the box, and Jon Martin headed in, but his attempt to score was easily held by Thibaut Courtois. A huge blunder by Dani Carvajal, who passed to his own goalkeeper without looking in that direction, could have been taken advantage of by Goncalo Guedes, but the former Valencia footballer, among other clubs in his career, shot into the chest of the Belgian goalkeeper of Real Madrid.

As a result of this categorical success, the “galactic” band provisionally climbed to the first step of the podium in LaLiga, two lengths ahead of Barcelona, ​​but with the mention that the Catalan team has not evolved, for now, in this stage. On the other hand, the Basques remained in eighth place in the general hierarchy, being four points behind Espanyol. In the next round, Real Madrid will travel to Pamplona to “face off” with Osasuna, while Real Sociedad will receive the visit of Real Oviedo. However, until “los blancos” play in the domestic competition, away, the students led from the sidelines by Alvaro Arbeloa will travel to Lisbon to meet Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, in the first leg of the play-off.