Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "I like challenges and I will try to be the best again, as I will also try to win the Champions League with Real Madrid again. I hope Madrid will be the first team in history to win the Champions League twice in a row."
"I will miss all of the good players that have left," he added when asked about former players that have departed from the Santiago Bernabeu. "[Angel] Di María and [Xabi] Alonso. The president [Florentino Perez] knows what he does better than anyone, and here we have great players to try to continue winning."
Cristiano Ronaldo's teammates can lend authenticity to those claims with a victory on the road this afternoon.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With the departure of Xabi Alonso, the deep-lying responsibilities now belong to Luka Modric. The 28-year-old has averaged few defensive actions in a supporting role, but can control the tempo of a match. In Week 1's victory over Cordoba, he completed 72 passes with a 90.3 percent success rate.
Real Sociedad's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Zubikarai; Bella, Elustondo, Martinez, Martinez; Bergara; Pardo, Castro, Canales, Prieto; Agirretxe
Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe, Carvajal; Kroos, Modric, James; Isco, Benzema, Bale
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Celta de Vigo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Sevilla FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Athletic Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Real Madrid CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Villarreal CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Granada CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | Eibar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Getafe CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 12 | Málaga CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | RCD Espanyol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | |||
| 15 | UD Almería | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | Córdoba CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | |||
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Elche CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Levante UD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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