La Liga Roundup: Real Madrid slumps again

Vinicius Junior was Madrid’s savior as he struck a late equaliser on his 100th appearance to earn the club a 1-1 home draw against La Liga rivals Real Sociedad.

The Brazilian who was introduced as a substitute in the game eventually salvaged a point for Los Blancos by firing home from close range in the 89th minute after Portu had given the visitors a second-half lead.

The point however was not enough for Zinedine Zidane‘s side to leapfrog Barcelona into second place and they are five points adrift of leaders and city rivals Atletico Madrid, who have a game in hand.

Watch the highlights of the match below

The hosts were very dominant in the first half and could have been in front but were denied by the woodwork twice.

Mariano’s close-range header from Lucas Vazquez’s excellent cross and Raphael Varane’s looping header from the subsequent corner both struck the crossbar.

Casemiro then flashed a shot wide from 25 yards out while Toni Kroos’ effort was blocked after the German had ghosted past two defenders.

It was all Real Madrid still and Luka Modric was next on the trail list as he forced Real Sociedad goalkeeper Remiro into a reaction save after the Croatian had nutmegged a defender on the edge of the penalty area.

Real Sociedad on the other hand soaked all the pressure in the first half and came out on the other side a different side entirely.

After forcing three-successive corners, Real Sociedad took the lead through Portu in the 55th minute of the game.

The visitors then squandered a glorious chance to extend their lead when Portu failed to pick out the unmarked Alexander Isak in the area.

The hosts, on the back foot after some impressive football in the first half, started to chase an equaliser.

They threatened through Casemiro following substitute Hugo Duro’s cutback and with time running out they finally hauled themselves level.

Federico Valverde’s backheel sent Vazquez free down the wing and Vinicius Junior, a 61st-minute replacement for Isco, finished into the bottom corner.

Real Madrid tried to put many of their men in the Sociedad area in the closing stages, but the visitors held firm to halt the home side’s five-game winning run.

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