Real Madrid overcame a controversial red card shown to Dean Huijsen to secure a 2–1 victory over Real Sociedad.
With their Champions League opener just three days away, Los Blancos were hoping to comfortably collect three points against a winless Real Sociedad side. The match started off brilliantly for Real Madrid, with Kylian Mbappé finding the back of the net in the 12th minute.
Huijsen then received the first red card of his La Liga career just 20 minutes later for what referee Jesús Gil Manzano seemingly deemed the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. Xabi Alonso’s men responded with their second goal of the afternoon on the brink of halftime, buried by Arda Güler.
Real Sociedad got within one in the second half thanks to a successful penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal, but it was not enough to mount a comeback.
Here’s three takeaways from Real Madrid’s fourth La Liga victory of the season.
