Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad Player Ratings: Kylian Mbappé's Hat-Trick Rounded Off A Resounding Performance For Los Blancos Despite An Initial Scare

Real Madrid resumed their La Liga action in a second matchday fixture against Real Sociedad, which was also their first home game of the season at the Estadio Bernabéu. The home team started strongly as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. were both denied by Alex Remiro in the opening 20 minutes.

Mikel Oyarzabal for Real Sociedad came close, but Thibaut Courtois's legs rescued Los Blancos from being behind early on in the game. The game was evenly poised, but it was the home team that took the lead.

Fede Valverde made a good run down the middle and played it for Kylian Mbappé, who took a touch to beat his defender and smashed past Alex Remiro in the 40th minute to score his first league goal of the season.

It took La Real just four minutes to reply, as they broke on a quick counterattack. Job Ochieng's shot deflected off Ibrahima Konaté and fell to Luka Sucic, whose shot went through the legs of a diving Álvaro Carreras as Thibaut Courtois watched helplessly as the ball rolled into the far post.

Jose Mourinho's men showed some real quality in the second half, as one of the best strikers in the world currently, Mbappe, played a neat one-two with Jude Bellingham before finishing it past Remiro once again to put the hosts in the lead again in the 60th minute.

Eight minutes later, Jude Bellingham seemed to have lost control of the ball as he looked to finish Los Blancos' move on the counter, but he managed to muscle past his marker and cut it back for Vinicius Jr., who tapped home from close range to double the lead for Real Madrid on the night.

Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute with a lovely chip over La Real's goalkeeper, but credit goes to Vinicius Jr. too for his little nutmeg assist to set it up in the first place.

Check the Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Player Ratings below.

Key Takeaways

• Dean Huijsen had the most defensive contributions (13).
• Arda Guler created the most chances in this game (5).
• Jude Bellingham bagged two assists and completed the most dribbles in this match (3).

Real Madrid Player Ratings vs Real Sociedad

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Man of the Match

Kylian Mbappé was adjudged Sportsdunia's man of the match from Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad.

Worst Performer

Luken Beitia was the worst of the lot in this La Liga encounter.