September 3rd features a match where Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid will play a match in San Sebastián in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Real Sociedad, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Elche. Brais Méndez struck first for Real Sociedad in the 20th minute on a feed from Zubimendi Ibanez, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Real Sociedad took the shutout win. Real Sociedad is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while atlético Madrid is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Valencia. Antoine Griezmann struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Valencia was frustrated by Atlético Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 19th, Real Sociedad hosted Atlético Madrid in their last match together. Real Sociedad won by a score of 2 to 0. Adnan Januzaj scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 33rd minute, then Alexander Sørloth added another in the 47th minute In the end, Atlético Madrid couldn’t muster any offence and Real Sociedad ran away with the shutout win.
Atlético Madrid is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Morata and Antoine Griezmann each having 2 goals in their last five. Real Sociedad is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mohamed-Ali Cho and Takefusa Kubo each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s squad will be without Mikel Oyarzabal, Diego Rico, Guevara and Alex Sola, while Felipe and José Giménez are unavailable to play for Diego Pablo Simeone’s team.