Real Madrid demonstrated its hierarchy and crushed Real Sociedad 4-1 in a match corresponding to the 24th round of the Spanish League, held at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. According to the Argentine News Agency, the team led by Álvaro Arbelo scored through Gonzalo García, in the 5th minute of the first half; Vinicius with a double penalty, in the 25th minute of the same period and in the 3rd minute of the second half; and Federico Valverde, in the 31st minute of the initial stage. For their part, the visitors' goal was scored by Mikel Oyarzabal from the penalty spot, in the 21st minute of the first period. With this result, the white team temporarily reached the top of the Spanish championship with 60 points, but will depend on the result of the duel between Barcelona (second with 58) and Girona, scheduled for next Monday. Real Madrid took advantage of Real Sociedad's defensive weaknesses in the first half, as every time they tried to attack, the Spanish capital team did so clearly and without too much resistance from their rivals. The scoreboard opened in one of the first actions of the match with a goal from Gonzalo García, who headed into the back of the net a precise cross from the right by Englishman Trent Alexander-Arnold. The visitors managed to pull back through Mikel Oyarzabal from the penalty spot, but the 'Merengue', via the same route, not only went back in front but also put the definitive 4-1 in the second half, both from Vinicius. Before the Brazilian's last goal, Uruguayan Federico Valverde opened his foot and placed the ball in the top right corner of goalkeeper Álex Remiro's goal to increase the difference. In the rest of the matches on Saturday, Sevilla and Alavés drew 1-1; Getafe beat Villarreal 2-1 and Espanyol could not get past a 2-2 draw against Celta de Vigo.
