Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad 2022-23 LaLiga
Real Madrid frustrated in goalless draw against Real Sociedad
Battling Real Sociedad survived a pounding at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday when they held Real Madrid to a goalless draw in a frantic LaLiga match.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Nacho (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Diego Rico replaces Aihen Muñoz.
- 55': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Robert Navarro replaces Brais Méndez.
- 55': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Pablo Marín replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 65': Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Ander Olasagasti replaces Aritz Elustondo because of an injury.
- 68': Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Dani Ceballos.
- 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Federico Valverde.
- 84': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 90'+4': Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,129
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Real Madrid | 32 | 81 | 1 |
| +27 | Barcelona | 32 | 70 | 4 |
| +27 | Girona | 32 | 68 | 6 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 61 | 9 |
Statistics
 RSO |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 594 |
| 426 | Passes | 661 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 24 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 33 | Clearances | 9 |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 6 | Nacho  |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 21 | Rodrygo |
Real Sociedad (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 12 | Aihen Muñoz |
| 6 | Aritz Elustondo |
| 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 4 | Asier Illarramendi |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
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