Madrid sweep Sociedad by four to take ‘temporary’ lead in La Liga

Gonzalo Garcia opened the scoring as early as the fifth minute, before Mikel Oyarzabal equalized for Sociedad from the penalty spot in the 21st minute.

The royal team regained its leadership Vinicius Junior From danger in the 25th minute, Federico Valverde added to the score with a third goal in the 31st minute.

In the second half, Vinicius came back to score his second goal and his team’s fourth from the third penalty in the 48th minute.

And raise it real Madrid His score reached 60 points, two points ahead of the defending champion Barcelonawho will visit Girona on Monday evening, where Real Sociedad’s money stood at 31 in eighth place, stopping his series of good results, which included four victories and drawing in the last five rounds.

At the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the hosts only gave their visitors five minutes to open the scoring, when Trent Alexander-Arnold sent the ball in from the right, which was converted into the net by young Gonzalo Garcia.

But Sociedad quickly got back into the game following a penalty kick by defender Dean Howesen, which Oyarzabal did well in the center of the goal.

The excitement of the guests did not last long, when the referee awarded a second penalty after John Aramburu obstructed Vinicius inside the area, which Brazil responded well.

Real Madrid continued to press, taking advantage of the opponent’s confusion, and Valverde fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area that reached the left corner, ending the first half with a three-goal lead.

At the beginning of the second half, the same situation was repeated with a new obstacle from Aramburu to Vinicius, and the referee awarded a third penalty, which the latter translated into the fourth goal.

The Basque team tried to reduce the gap, but the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois did well to block two dangerous attempts in the 60th and 63rd minutes from John Martin Wehn ​​​​​​​​​​​Munoz. The referee also disallowed Uri Oscarsson’s goal in the 84th minute for offside, before Muñoz wasted another chance in stoppage time.

This victory gives Real Madrid and its coach Alvaro Arbeloa a strong feeling before the fight Benfica from PortugalNext Tuesday, in the first round of the round of 16 UEFA Champions League.