Immediate Reaction: Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid
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Güler to the rescue! Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid (Güler). An important away win. Here is the reaction to the league match. Still to come: Player ratings, press conference quotes and a podcast.
Having just returned from a trip to Madrid in which I witnessed both Real Madrid overcome Barcelona and Real Sociedad stall against Getafe - it felt fitting that they would both now go to battle against each other in their very next games. Ahead of the semi-final showdown against Bayern Munich next week, Carlo Ancelotti decided to go for a heavy rotation to rest some players and allow an opportunity for others. For Kepa Arrizabalaga, this may well have been a thank you and goodbye start - for others such as Joselu Mato, this start up-front will hopefully not represent such an occasion. Arda Güler started his first league game for Los Blancos in midfield, joined by Dani Ceballos. Fede Valverde and Toni Kroos were amongst the substitutes. Sociedad, whom I consider the fourth best side in Spain (with a top three manager), were without several players against Getafe, and only MartÃn Zubimendi and Brais Méndez returned to the squad for this one. Takefusa Kubo started the game for the home side after losing some of the momentum from his superb start to the season. Nacho Fernández captained the team.
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