In a thrilling La Liga match on Saturday, Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe. The Spanish champions closed the gap on leaders Barcelona, who take on Girona, the surprise team from the previous season, on Sunday. Madrid's second-half penalty kicks gave them three points from an end-to-end match at the Reale Arena, Real Sociedad struck the woodwork three times. Ancelotti benched Rodrygo Goes in favor of Brahim Diaz due to the absence of injured midfielders Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni.

All eyes were on the French forward after Mbappe scored twice in his previous game to score his first goal in La Liga. Madrid played the final fifteen minutes without incident in preparation for their Champions League comeback against Stuttgart on Tuesday. With five La Liga games under his belt, Mbappe has already scored three goals for Real Madrid, two of which have come from penalty kicks.