Real Madrid maintained their unbeaten start in La Liga with a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad in the fourth round in the early morning of September 15 (Vietnam time). That made Sociedad experience a series of 4 home defeats in La Liga for the first time since 2007.
Reale Arena welcomed Real Madrid with a roar from the stands. Real Sociedad used this atmosphere to their advantage in the early stages.
They almost gave the Basque fans some joy in the opening five minutes, when Sergio Gomez's free-kick forced a save from Thibaut Courtois.
It took Madrid 15 minutes to really settle into the game, but when they did, the quality of the team gave them a clear chance, with Kylian Mbappe the first to test goalkeeper Alex Remiro.
A goal also came close for Sociedad, with Luka Sucic's 20-yard strike hitting the post. The woodwork became Real Madrid's best friend with another save before the break.
This time it was the crossbar, after Sheraldo Becker's shot.
It was unbelievable and very unfortunate for the home team, because within 30 seconds of the second half starting, they shook the goalpost again, still Sucic when appearing in the penalty area and hitting the post.
Football is a story about the difference between bad luck and good luck. This time, luck was on Real Madrid's side.
It wasn't just the goal that saved the day, at the other end of the pitch, Arda Guler's long-range shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Gomez's arm, resulting in a penalty. Vinicius Junior took responsibility for taking it and despite getting a hand to the ball, Remiro was still unable to stop the goal in the 58th minute.
Remiro was soon faced with another penalty, when Jon Aramburu fouled Vinicius. This time, it was Mbappe's turn to take the final result, with Remiro misjudged the direction.
The French striker has scored in two consecutive matches for Los Blancos.
Real Madrid have gone 18 consecutive away matches without a defeat and have temporarily narrowed the gap with Barcelona to 1 point, before the Catalan representative visits Girona on Sunday evening (September 15).
