Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Madrid's fumbling La Liga title challenge dealt another blow
Re-live the action from Santiago Bernabeu
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Real Madrid slumped to a 2-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad to deliver another blow to their fumbling title challenge in LaLiga.
Willian Jose opened the scoring from the penalty spot inside three minutes and, after Lucas Vazquez was sent off just after the hour mark, Ruben Pardo wrapped up the victory for the visitors inside the final 10 minutes.
Re-live the action below:
When is it?
Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad gets underway at 17:30 GMT.
Where to watch
Eleven Sports are showing live coverage on the tie on Elven Sports 1
Odds
Real Madrid to win: 2/5
Real Sociedad to win: 7/1
Draw: 4/1
Prediction
Real Madrid 3-1 Real Sociedad: It’s been two weeks since the visitors last played a league game and the tests do not come much tougher than this. Real Madrid have been inconsistent in the league this season, but they should be able to seal the three points from this one.
Real Madrid 0-1 Real Sociedad
77 minutes
Marcelo is off, replaced by youngster Sergio Reguilón.
Real Madrid 0-1 Real Sociedad
79 minutes
Vinicius cuts inside again from the left and curls a looping shot towards the far corner. It's just wide with Rulli stretching.
At the other end, Ramos needs to do some last ditch defending to stop Zurutuza on his way through.
Real Madrid 0-1 Real Sociedad
80 minutes
Toni Kroos is off, Dani Ceballos is on.
Real Madrid 0-1 Real Sociedad
82 minutes
Time is running out for Real Madrid. If they are going to salvage anything from this, it seems like it will be through Vinicius, whose vibrant performance has been at odds with most of his teammates' displays.
GOAL! Real Madrid 0-2 Real Sociedad (Pardo)
83 minutes
That, in truth, has been coming. Ruben Pardo is picked out in the box in space and heads past Courtois. There was far too much space for Real Sociedad to counter and, finally, they appear to have sealed the victory.
Real Madrid 0-2 Real Sociedad
86 minutes
Modric fires a hopeful, ambitious shot over the bar from the edge of the box. The Ballon d'Or winner, not for the first time this season, has been unable to influence this game.
Real Madrid 0-2 Real Sociedad
88 minutes
Isco is booked for a poor challenge on Pardo. It's been more frustration for him since his introduction early in the second half.
Real Madrid 0-2 Real Sociedad
90 minutes
Benzema tries one from distance, which Rulli saves comfortably. Real Madrid are bereft of belief when they go forward, and don't look like pulling off a late comeback.
Real Madrid 0-2 Real Sociedad
90 minutes
Three minutes of added time will be played.
Full time: That's it! It might have been more than 3-0 had Willian Jose converted a late chance. But Real Sociedad come away with a historic and fully deserved 2-0 win at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid, despondent and in disarray, have a lot of work to do to recover from another blow.
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