Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in LaLiga on Sunday. Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior both scored for Real Madrid.
Takefusa Kubo scored in the 40th minute to give Real Sociedad the lead. But in just three minutes, Karim Benzema quickly tied the game. In the 72nd minute, when Vinicius put the ball in the back of the net, the game was over. Real Madrid won all three points.
With this win, Real Madrid moved up to second place in the LaLiga standings, one point ahead of their biggest rival, Barcelona.
Carlo Ancelotti, who is in charge of Real Madrid, was happy that his team was able to come back from being down and win. He said, “We started the game slowly, but in the second half, we played better. To come from behind and win showed a lot of great grit.”
Ancelotti also had a lot of good things to say about Karim Benzema and said that he was a key part of the team’s success. He said, “Benzema is a world-class striker who always scores important goals for us and is always a threat in front of the goal.”
In the end, Real Madrid’s win over Real Sociedad was an important step toward winning the LaLiga title. Karim Benzema once again showed how smart he is, and the team’s determination to win despite problems was clear in their comeback win.