The forward scored Madrid’s second goal in the 40th minute with an effortless lob after he was sent through on Rulli’s goal by Raphael Varane’s pass, scooping the ball over the goalkeeper easily.
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Gareth Bale celebrates after opening the scoring for Real Madrid in a win against Real Sociedad.
Gareth Bale’s strike partner Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to the back for the next La Liga clash. The only good aspect was that the team never dropped it head at any point, and battled right to the very end – we have a lot of tactical issues to work on so that my team improves. “It is an important year for him and he has shown that”.
Real Sociedad were up against it from the moment Bale headed in the early goal, and their coach Eusebio Sacristan said: “We tried, but it was very hard with such an early goal”.
After title rivals Barcelona had laid down a marker with a ruthless 6-2 win at home to Real Betis on Saturday, the pressure was on Real to make a strong start.
Kevin Gameiro appeared to have secured the win in his debut for Atletico after he converted a stoppage-time penalty, which was earned by Fernando Torres when he was fouled by Victor Laguardia.
Bale, therefore, was the only member of the feared “BBC” strike force to feature and he gave Real the flawless start as his powerful header from Dani Carvajal’s cross gave the hosts’ goalkeeper Rulli no chance.
Zidane started the 20-year-old Asensio over Colombia star James Rodriguez, who not long ago was considered among the club’s top talents.
Zidane, while saying that picking his starting 11 “makes my head ache”, praised Asensio for what he called “his great match”.
The Welsh global on Sunday showed he is becoming the leader of a Real Madrid side without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as he leapt above the home defence to head Dani Carvajal’s cross into the corner of the Real Sociedad net, Xinhua news agency reported.
Madrid on the other hand saw the impressive Kroos hit the crossbar after good work by Morata, who offered an outlet for his teammates while offering power and pace in attack.
With Sociedad seeking a late goal, it was Bale who struck on the break, rounding Rulli and steering the ball into an empty net. Atkinson died after being shot with a stun gun by British police earlier this week.
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