Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad: Mbappé Hat-Trick Breaks a Level Game

Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday, and the scoreline flatters nobody except the side that had been level at half-time. Kylian Mbappé took a hat-trick — 40th minute, 60th, 80th — and Vinícius Júnior added the other in a three-goal, twenty-minute burst that turned a genuine LaLiga contest into a rout. What Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad came down to was not territory or possession, which finished 51-49, but the 3.18-0.66 expected-goals gulf — almost all of which opened after the interval.

Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad: Final Score and Result

The final score was Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad, from a half-time score of 1-1 and a second half the hosts won 3-0. Mbappé opened the scoring on 40 minutes from a Federico Valverde pass, Luka Sucic equalised four minutes later, and Real Sociedad then managed a single shot on target across the entire second half.

For 45 minutes this was a real match, and the first-half sheet says so plainly. Real Sociedad had 51% of the ball, three corners to Real Madrid's none, and matched the hosts for big chances at one apiece. Expected goals read 0.74 to 0.40 — an edge, not a siege. Remiro made four saves before the interval, more than any goalkeeper managed in either half here, and neither side completed a single through pass.

Sucic's equaliser arrived just as Madrid were beginning to find shooting positions — eight shots to five, five on target to two — and sent both sides down the tunnel with the match genuinely open. Álvaro Carreras had been booked inside ten minutes, Yangel Herrera on 31, Jon Aramburu in stoppage time. The parity lasted about fifteen minutes of the restart.

Key Moments and Turning Points

Mourinho's only intervention while the game was level came at the restart: Marc Cucurella replaced Carreras on 46 minutes, a booking from the tenth minute withdrawn at the first safe opportunity. What followed was less a surge than a change of route. Real Madrid completed four accurate through passes in the second half after none in the first, and their touches in the Real Sociedad box jumped from 16 to 32 while Sociedad's fell from 10 to five. The hosts had spent the first half going around the visitors — nine crosses across the match, one accurate — and the goals came the moment they started going through them instead.

Jude Bellingham supplied both goals that broke it: on 60 minutes he found Mbappé for 2-1, on 68 he released Vinícius Júnior for 3-1. Matarazzo had already made a double change on 57 — Orri Oskarsson for Mikel Oyarzabal, Igor Zubeldia for Aramburu — and made three more by the 74th. Five substitutions in seventeen minutes is a manager chasing a match that has stopped answering. The sheet logs one Real Sociedad error leading to a goal in that half, and two errors leading to a shot before the break.

Mbappé completed the hat-trick on 80, set up by Vinícius Júnior, who had scored twelve minutes earlier. Bellingham came off on 78 with the job finished. Real Sociedad's second half amounted to five shots, one on target and 0.26 expected goals.

Who Scored in Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

• 40' — Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), assisted by Federico Valverde. 1-0.
• 44' — Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad), no assist recorded. 1-1.
• 60' — Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), assisted by Jude Bellingham. 2-1.
• 68' — Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), assisted by Jude Bellingham. 3-1.
• 80' — Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), assisted by Vinícius Júnior. 4-1, and the hat-trick.

Match Stats: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad

The row that explains the hat-trick sits directly under expected goals. Real Madrid's shots were worth 3.18 xG from where they were struck and 4.27 xGOT by the time they reached the goal frame — a premium of more than a goal, earned purely by placement. Remiro made seven saves and still finished credited with preventing 0.27 goals more than an average keeper would have from what he faced. He was not the problem. Twenty shots, fourteen of them from inside the box and eleven on target, was.

At the other end the numbers barely move. Real Sociedad had more corners (seven to four), a better long-pass rate (66% to 56%) and twenty-two throw-ins to Real Madrid's nine — the profile of a side holding the ball in the wrong places. Fifteen touches in the opposition box, and one accurate cross from thirteen, is what 0.66 xG looks like from the inside.

What This Result Means for the LaLiga Table

As the live table stands, Real Madrid sit first of 20 on nine points from three played, with ten scored and two conceded, while Real Sociedad are 12th on three points, three scored and six conceded. Those are current standings rather than a snapshot from the night of this fixture, which was listed as Round 1 of the 2026 season — you can see the full LaLiga standings for the live positions.

The more useful reading is what each side showed rather than where each side sits. Real Madrid's problem for 45 minutes was not creation but route: they were level because their attacks kept arriving from wide and dying there. The correction was internal and immediate, and once Bellingham began finding runners between the lines, the half produced four big chances against none for the visitors.

For Matarazzo the alarming figure is not the four conceded. It is fifteen touches in Real Madrid's box across a match in which his side had 49% of the ball and completed 90% of their passes. Real Sociedad were not overrun. They were competitive everywhere except the only part of the pitch that pays.

Where Can I Watch the Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad Highlights?

Highlights, the goal-by-goal timeline and the full statistics sheet sit on this fixture's OneLightScore match page, which fills in as clips and post-match data land. Broadcast details for this fixture had not been confirmed at the time of writing; check how to watch LaLiga in the US and worldwide for the rights information that applies where you are.

When Is Real Madrid's Next Match and How to Watch It?

Real Madrid's next fixture had not been confirmed at the time of writing. Real Madrid's upcoming fixtures and the LaLiga schedule this week carry kickoff times converted to your local zone, and each links through to the broadcast options available in your country.

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad FAQs

Who scored in Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

Kylian Mbappé scored three for Real Madrid, on 40, 60 and 80 minutes, and Vinícius Júnior scored on 68. Luka Sucic scored Real Sociedad's only goal on 44. Federico Valverde assisted the opener, Jude Bellingham set up the 60th and 68th-minute goals, and Vinícius assisted the hat-trick goal.

What was the final score of Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad?

The final score was Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on 26 August 2026, kicking off at 19:00 UTC. It was 1-1 at half-time and Real Madrid won the second half 3-0. The fixture was listed as Round 1 of the 2026 LaLiga season.

Did Mbappé score a hat-trick against Real Sociedad?

Yes. Kylian Mbappé scored in the 40th, 60th and 80th minutes, the only player on either side to score more than once. Federico Valverde assisted the first, Jude Bellingham the second and Vinícius Júnior the third, so all three came from a recorded assist.

Where can I watch the Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad highlights?

Highlights and the full timeline are on the OneLightScore fixture page, alongside every goal, card and substitution plus the complete statistics sheet. Broadcast details for this fixture had not been confirmed at the time of writing, so check the OneLightScore LaLiga where-to-watch hub for the listings that apply in your country.

When is Real Madrid's next match and how to watch it?

Real Madrid's next fixture had not been confirmed at the time of writing. The LaLiga fixtures hub on OneLightScore lists Real Madrid's upcoming matches with kickoff times converted to your local zone, and links each through to the broadcast listings available where you are.

Match facts in this report — goals, assists, cards, substitutions and the full statistics sheet including expected goals — come from OneLightScore match data for this fixture. Estadio Santiago Bernabéu has a listed capacity of 83,186.