Real's Title Hopes Dented After Dropping Points
02 March, 2021
LaLiga
Result: Real Madrid 1-1 Real Sociedad
Date: 01 March 2021
Location: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano
Real Madrid missed the opportunity to reclaim second spot on LaLiga after using to a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad on Monday nighttime.
Karim Benzema was not contained in the squad as Mariano Diaz came into the attack as the only change from the make an impression on Atalanta found in the UEFA Champions League.
The game's first opening fell to the hosts on quarter-hour when Lucas Vazquez did well to choose Isco in the box, however the Spaniard's header sailed directly into the arms of Alex Remiro.
When the hosts did manage to beat Remiro, the woodwork came to Sociedad's rescue after Mariano powered above his marked to unleash a header that crashed against the crossbar in 23 minutes.
However for Sociedad, it had been one-way traffic in the initially half nonetheless they had Remiro to thank for keeping the score goalless after his impressive to deny Toni Kroos ten minutes before the break.
That all changed for the visitors in the second half when Portu opened up the scoring on 55 a few minutes with a towering from Nacho Monreal's cross at the far post.
Zinedine Zidane responded with a good triple change while Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Hugo Duro replaced Isco, Marco Asensio and Mariano soon after the hour mark.
Regardless of the host of changes by Los Blancos, Sociedad appeared the livelier side in the years ahead as they almost bagged another with 12 minutes kept after Mikel Oyarzabal's cross found Robin Le Normand, who headed over Thibaut Courtois' crossbar.
However, among Zidane's substitutes does rescue a point as Vinicius turned home Vazquez's low cross for his third league target of the growing season, although it's even now two items dropped for the defending group champions.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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