Real Madrid aims to build momentum with a midweek win ahead of the Copa del Rey final and the Champions League semi-final draw against Manchester City.
Madrid is determined to avoid a repeat display seen a week earlier in Montilivi. Even though key players like Modric, Benzema, Camavinga, Alaba, Mendy, and Vinicius are unavailable, the squad hopes for a focused performance in San Sebastián. Carlo Ancelotti is expected to rotate and reward some seasoned homegrown talents such as Dotor, Nico Paz, Arribas and Álvaro with playing time.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, seeks to sustain its strong form and clinch a prestigious victory that could move them closer to returning to the Champions League stage. Under Imanol Alguacil, the team sits fourth, five points ahead of Villarreal.
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Minute by minute
21:47 | Players retreat to the tunnel to receive final tactical notes before kickoff
9:30 pm | The entire squad begins warmups on the Reale Arena pitch
20:45 | Real Sociedad confirms its starting XI
20:00 | Real Madrid confirms its starting XI
7:30 pm | Two and a half hours before kickoff at the Reale Arena. Real Sociedad chase a win to move closer to the Champions League dream, while Real Madrid looks to keep momentum for the cup final.
The GOAL preview of Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid in La Liga 2022-2023
- Real Sociedad has lost four of its last nine La Liga meetings with Real Madrid (W2 D3), with nine defeats in the previous ten league clashes against the Whites (W1).
- Real Madrid has secured 10 wins from 18 visits to the Reale Arena in La Liga this century, making them the most successful visiting team at San Sebastian in the league since the year 2000.
- Real Sociedad failed to score in their last two home games against Real Madrid in La Liga (D D). Historically, only between 1961 and 1969 did San Sebastian post three or more home matches without finding the net against the white team in the league.
- Real Sociedad has won just one of six La Liga home games on a Tuesday (1-0 vs Granada in September 2011), while Real Madrid has lost only two of 12 away league games on Tuesdays in the same period (both in 2018 and 2023), highlighting a stubborn away record.
- Real Sociedad has collected 13 points from the last seven La Liga matches (W4 D1 L2), after earning only seven in the seven prior fixtures.
- Real Madrid has suffered five defeats in its last 10 La Liga away trips (W4 D1), one more loss than in their previous 49 away games in the competition.
- Real Madrid has won all three competitions this season without Vinícius Jr. on the field and has kept a clean sheet in each of those games. In his absence, the team’s win rate stands at a high mark across all competitions this term.
- Takefusa Kubo has seven La Liga goals for Real Sociedad in 2022-2023, the best tally by a Japanese player in a single season in the league, surpassing his previous tally across four campaigns combined.
- Éder Militao is among the top scoring defenders across Europe’s five major leagues this season with five goals, continuing a scoring trend unmatched by many of his peers in the defense line since 2019/20.
- Imanol Alguacil has earned nine points in nine La Liga encounters against Real Madrid since 2018-19, showing strong tactical returns against the club as the fixture list has evolved over the years.
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Alignments Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid
Real Sociedad (4-3-3): Gorosabel, Le Normand, Zubeldia, Aihen; Zubimendi, Merino, David Silva; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Sorloth.
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho; Tchouaméni, Ceballos, Arribas; Lucas Vazquez, Asensio and Rodrygo
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