Real Madrid shrugged off the disappointment of their Copa Del Rey elimination midweek as they cruised to a 3-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday.
Real Madrid took advantage of their title rivals Barcelona and Sevilla slipping up earlier in the day as they overcame 10-man Real Sociedad 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu to establish a four-point lead at the top of the La Liga table.
The win didn’t come easy, though, as Zinedine Zidane’s side struggled to create many chances in the first half an hour, to then be greeted by jeers by the Real Madrid faithful. However, Mateo Kovacic broke the deadlock as he finished coolly from Cristiano Ronaldo’s through ball in the 38th minute.
Real Madrid picked up the tempo in the second half, and the favour was returned by Kovacic soon after as he put Ronaldo clean through on goal this time, with the Portuguese superstar delightfully chipping Rulli to double the advantage, before Alvaro Morata rounded off the win to make it 3-0.
Here are the best tweets after a comfortable Real Madrid win.
??? #RMLiga
? VAMOS! ?
⚽️ 38′ @MateoKova16
⚽️ 51′ @Cristiano
⚽️ 82′ @AlvaroMorata #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/RmCAu5VRL3— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) January 29, 2017
Real Madrid are four points clear at the top of La Liga.
They’ve swept past Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu.
➡️ https://t.co/HbHVV6P3QE pic.twitter.com/O3kipECE48— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 29, 2017
REPORT: Real Madrid cruise to a four point lead in La Liga after 3-0 win against Real Sociedad. https://t.co/oPkPU5xmNi pic.twitter.com/ij499YdfGh
— Sky Sports La Liga (@revistadelaliga) January 29, 2017
⬆️⚽️⬇️ #RMLiga
Dink! @Cristiano produced a sublime finish for our second goal tonight! ?#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/M9Q6STW78B— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) January 29, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 20 goals in 25 games for Real Madrid this season. ???#UCL pic.twitter.com/InKGXeGZTa
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 29, 2017
17 – Real Madrid have had more different scorers than any other side in Europe’s top five leagues this season. Union. pic.twitter.com/44mbzUF1Ph
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 29, 2017
1 – Mateo Kovacic has scored and assisted in the same game for the first time for Real Madrid (all competitions). Crucial. pic.twitter.com/5A0WSbjFdv
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 29, 2017
Real Madrid fans right now.. pic.twitter.com/y3akU5oU4t
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) January 29, 2017
Real Madrid fans were ecstatic as they celebrated a return to winning ways after the midweek disappointment in the Copa Del Rey.
Morata has scored 10 goals this season for Real Madrid – only Benzema (12) and Cristiano (16) have more. pic.twitter.com/htQn4Y4b6K
— SB (@Realmadridplace) January 29, 2017
I’m pretty sure Real Madrid are gonna win the title this season , there’s a lot of games left but they on fire ?
— Cameron Marsden (@marsdencam) January 30, 2017
Vintage Real Madrid | The perfect counter attack, Completed in 12 seconds. pic.twitter.com/EPTEiwZNzf
— Ayub (@Kaiser_T8) January 29, 2017
Barcelona dropped points ?
Atletico dropped points ?
Sevilla dropped points ?
Real Madrid Win ???PERFECT WEEKEND! HALA MADRID! pic.twitter.com/44nSooY9ES
— RMadridBabe (@RMadridBabe) January 29, 2017
Full Time: Real Madrid 3-0 Real Sociedad
Cules ??? pic.twitter.com/bWaBPVS6N0
— Ozzy (@HadjiM10) January 29, 2017
Real Madrid 2016/2017:
• 34 Games
• 23 Wins
• 9 Draws
• 2 Losses
• 98 Goals Scored
• 40 Goals Allowed
• 8 Cleansheets¡Hala Madrid! pic.twitter.com/faJPoTBBGB
— RMadridHome (@RMadridHome_) January 29, 2017
FT: Real Madrid 3-0 Sociedad #LaLiga
Leaders with a game in hand. #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/Y5LiMPCndW
— M•A•J (@UItraSuristic) January 29, 2017
Real Madrid 3 – 0 Real Sociedad ??? @realmadrid played amazingly. They all did their best. ???
— Real Madrid (@fun_real_madrid) January 30, 2017
⚽Cristiano Ronaldo a marqué 13 Buts dans ses 13 derniers matchs avec le Real Madrid (toutes compétitions confondues).
— Joseph Carly -E. (@Jcarly_E) January 30, 2017
Real Madrid now 4 points clear at the top of La Liga the lowest points tally at this stage of a season in La Liga so tight .
— Josh Bunting (@Distillerymad) January 30, 2017
1G1Aのコバチッチ「ずっとチャンスを待っていた」 / 超ワールドサッカー https://t.co/KPqqCKp196 #RM pic.twitter.com/G9SZvFrFwY
— RealMadrid News Bot (@realmadrid_f14s) January 30, 2017
¿Saben quien ganó hoy? EL REAL MADRID HALA MADRID
— Om (@Omar1101) January 30, 2017
Real Madrid were brilliant tonight Cristiano Ronaldo showing why hes the best superb performance his assist and then a world class goal.
— Josh Bunting (@Distillerymad) January 30, 2017
@realmadrid @AlvaroMorata hala Madrid
— Dj Zeus El Salvador (@LopezchicasA) January 30, 2017
