On Sunday, Real Madrid overcame a goal deficit to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, regaining the league’s top spot for the home team.
Real Madrid overcame a goal deficit to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday, reclaiming first place in LaLiga with their fifth straight victory. The team led by Carlo Ancelotti kept up their unblemished league record to finish with 15 points, two more than Barcelona in second place after their 5-0 demolition of Betis on Saturday.
Joselu, a Spanish attacker for Real Madrid, celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal (AFP).
After only five minutes, Real Sociedad took the lead when Take Kubo, a former Madrid player, found Ander Barrenetxea in the middle of the area.
Despite making an outstanding save, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was unable to stop the goal on the rebound from being scored in the second try.
In the first few seconds of the second half, Federico Valverde equalized the score with a powerful effort from the edge of the box that struck the left post and went in for his first career goal.
“Trying was the best thing we did. They had numerous opportunities, and they took advantage of their first one to score,” Valverde told the club’s official media.
“But we never gave up, and the goal at the opening of the second half gave us motivation to keep going. I’m happy to contribute in any way I can.
In the 60th minute, Joselu gave the home team the lead with a spectacular header off of a left-wing cross from Fran Garcia.
Any team in the league may damage you; we need to make amends because we gave up a goal very early, according to summer acquisition Joselu.
But because it’s at the Bernabeu, our supporters helped us turn things around.My favorite things in life are the goals I score and the points I help my team get.
On Wednesday, Real Madrid will host Union Berlin to begin their Champions League campaign before traveling to Atletico Madrid for their local derby.
Real Madrid fights back to defeat
Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday to maintain its unblemished record in the Spanish league.
At the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Federico Valverde and Joselu scored early in the second half to give Madrid its fifth straight victory to start the league season.
Madrid, the only team currently undefeated, leads Barcelona, which is in second position and has won four straight games after starting the season with a tie, by two points.
Only five minutes into the game, Ander Barrenetxea gave Sociedad the lead with a goal from the penalty spot following a cross from Japan striker Takefusa Kubo. Joselu scored the game-winning goal in the 60th minute with a header off a cross by Fran Garcia, who also assisted Valverde’s goal. Valverde had equalized for Madrid less than a minute earlier with a one-timer from outside the box.
This season, Madrid had to come from behind three times in order to win. In wins over Almeria and Getafe, it had also fallen behind early.
Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, said, “The good thing is that we have been able to overcome these early goals, but we have to analyze it and work to try to keep from happening.”
Despite drawing its first three games, Sociedad had just defeated Granada.
After 15 players missed the initial flight, according to the club, Las Palmas had to travel from the Canary Islands on two different aircraft.
For promoted Las Palmas, who is still winless and in the relegation zone, it was their third defeat in five games.
