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Real Madrid will look to maintain their perfect start to the new La Liga season as they host Real Sociedad on Sunday. Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad 2023 live stream: Time, TV channels and how to watch La Liga online
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Table-toppers Los Blancos take on Imanol Alguacil's side at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Carlo Ancelotti's Los Blancos have notched up 12 points from an available 12 to open up an early lead over perennial rivals Barcelona. New midfield signing Jude Bellingham has proved an astute acquisition since his $110 million transfer from Borussia Dortmund, with five goals in just four games.
Up next for Real Madrid at the Bernabéu is a midtable Sociedad side that is so far unbeaten in the league and one which has a decent recent record against their hosts.
Madrid have only won two of their last six La Liga games against their opponents on Sunday, with Sociedad coming out on top 2-0 when these teams last met in May.
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Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad: When and where?
Real Madrid host Real Sociedad at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, Sept. 17. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m CEST local time, making it a 3 p.m. ET, 12 p.m PT start in the US, an 8 p.m. start in the UK and a 5 a.m. AEST kick-off in Australia.
Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in the return of LaLiga after the last two-week FIFA break, which brought the recently started season to a full stop. Los Blancos are still undefeated since the 2023-24 season officially kicked off and are on a four-game winning streak.
Still, it’s fair to say that Real Sociedad are the toughest opponent Real Madrid have faced, so it will be interesting to see how they perform tonight without key players like Courtois, Militao and Vinicius Junior.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti announced that veteran midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos would be getting more minutes in upcoming weeks, although the Italian coach could wait until Los Blancos host Union Berlin in the Champions Legaue opener next Wednesday to give them both a chance to feature in the starting XI together.
From losing last season's La Liga crown to Barcelona, Real Madrid continue to chase the Catalan giants when they welcome Real Sociedad to the Bernabeu on Sunday.
Having accumulated 12 points, Carlo Ancelotti's side currently trail leaders Barca by a point, but have a game in hand. Los Blancos will be looking for their fifth straight win after last beating Getafe 2-1.
Whereas Real Sociedad are also unbeaten this term, but lower on the standings table owing to their four consecutive draws followed by a 5-3 win over Granada ahead of the international break.
Although the likes of Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois, Arda Guler and Vinicius Jr are still out through injuries, Ferland Mendy and Dani Ceballos have since returned to full training.
However, Mendy may need a bit more time and has been left out of the squad for Sociedad's visit, while Joselu can continue alongside Rodrygo in attack.
Jude Bellingham has proven to be the star signing this term, the England international leaves Luka Modric or Toni Kroos on the bench, while Fran Garcia is likely to continue at left-back.
Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil will be without Martin Merquelanz and Andre Silva, while Umar Sadiq looks to have recovered from his knock.
Mikel Oyarzabal is set to lead the three-man front line, with the rest of the line-up expected to be similar from the Granada win ahead of the international break.
Takefusa Kubo, who bagged a brace in that win, is in line to face his former side on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke ahead of the game: "I have spoken to him because he is having to put up with more than usual. When Luka renewed he was delighted, then he has changed his role, but when these games come back he will have a leading role. I have given more prominence to the young players. The squad has a lot of competition. I know what he can contribute and he's going to do it this year even if it's with less minutes.
I think Bellingham is evaluated on what he does on the field and he's doing well. He may not have been well known, but now he's playing in a big league and a big club and he's doing very well. I'm not surprised. He's very focused and he's not someone who can lose his head. We noticed in the games he played with Dortmund that he has the ability to be dangerous and he is good in that position. He has an important physique. I don't know how many goals he can score. The key is personality rather than quality so that this shirt doesn't weigh you down.
Real Sociedad arrives to this duel after a very lively match where the locals won in a great way against Granada, who despite their attempts to tie the actions ended up losing five goals by two.
Carlo Ancelotti and his Los Blancos will be aiming to retake top spot in the table, with Barcelona sitting above them on 13 points. The Catalans, though, have played five games to Real Madrid's four ahead of this Sunday, and Real Madrid are just a point behind.
Real Sociedad have conceded goals in five of their previous six games, and their opponents have scored eight goals altogether, according to their recent performance. Real Sociedad can surely make improvements at the back.