Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 - 3 Club Atlético de Madrid — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(1 month ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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Recent history heavily favoured Club Atlético de Madrid in this fixture, with Real Sociedad winless in their last six meetings across all competitions since 2023. Real Sociedad had taken seven points from their first five matches of the season, holding an unbeaten three-match run that included a 3-2 victory away at Elche. Meanwhile, the visitors arrived having collected seven points from four outings, alongside a recent 3-1 away win against Sevilla FC in the Primera Division.
Despite holding the majority of possession at 54 percent, Real Sociedad struggled to break down the visiting defence, managing an expected goals tally of just 0.27 from eight total shots. The match swung late in the second half when A. Grimaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 84th minute, earning a standout rating of 7.9. Shortly after, J. David added a second with an assist from A. Grimaldo before G. Simeone sealed the scoreline in the 90th minute, set up by D. Hancko. Giuliano Simeone led the visitors' performance with a standout rating of 8, while Luka Sučić was rated 7 for the hosts.
The outcome altered the standings on matchday 5 of the Primera Division on 13 September 2026, lifting Club Atlético de Madrid from eighth to fourth place while Real Sociedad dropped to 12th. Barça currently leads the twenty-team table on 15 points, leaving Real Sociedad eight points behind the summit and Club Atlético de Madrid five points adrift.
Real Sociedad will next play away at Valencia on 20 September.
Despite holding the majority of possession at 54 percent, Real Sociedad struggled to break down the visiting defence, managing an expected goals tally of just 0.27 from eight total shots. The match swung late in the second half when A. Grimaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 84th minute, earning a standout rating of 7.9. Shortly after, J. David added a second with an assist from A. Grimaldo before G. Simeone sealed the scoreline in the 90th minute, set up by D. Hancko. Giuliano Simeone led the visitors' performance with a standout rating of 8, while Luka Sučić was rated 7 for the hosts.
The outcome altered the standings on matchday 5 of the Primera Division on 13 September 2026, lifting Club Atlético de Madrid from eighth to fourth place while Real Sociedad dropped to 12th. Barça currently leads the twenty-team table on 15 points, leaving Real Sociedad eight points behind the summit and Club Atlético de Madrid five points adrift.
Real Sociedad will next play away at Valencia on 20 September.
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Match stats
Real Sociedad v Atleti
54%
Possession
46%
0.27
Expected goals (xG)
2.05
8
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
5
2
Shots inside the box
9
9
Corners
3
524
Passes
462
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
2
Saves
3
13
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Giuliano Simeone · Atleti
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 18' 🟨 Yangel Herrera · Real Sociedad
- 75' 🟨 Johnny Cardoso · Atleti
- 78' 🟨 Mikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad
- 84' ⚽ A. Grimaldo (pen) · Atleti
- 90' ⚽ J. David · assist A. Grimaldo · Atleti
- 90' ⚽ G. Simeone · assist D. Hancko · Atleti
Real Sociedad
4-2-3-1- 1 Álex Remiro 90' 6.5
- 2 Jon Aramburu 90' 6.9
- 34 Luken Beitia 90' 6.5
- 19 Mamadou Sarr 90' 6.7
- 17 Sergio Gómez 90' 6.2
- 24 Luka Sučić 90' 7.0
- 21 Yangel Herrera 🟨 85' 6.2
- 10 Mikel Oyarzabal (c) 🟨 79' 6.3
- 18 Carlos Soler 78' 6.3
- 7 Ander Barrenetxea 72' 6.9
- 11 Gonçalo Guedes 72' 6.6
- 12 Job Ochieng · sub 18' 6.0
- 14 Takefusa Kubo · sub 18' 6.6
- 4 Jon Gorrotxategi · sub 12' 6.2
- 9 Orri Óskarsson · sub 11' 6.5
- 23 Arsen Zakharyan · sub 11' 6.3
Atleti
3-4-2-1- 13 Jan Oblak (c) 90' 7.6
- 18 Marc Pubill 90' 7.2
- 21 Cristian Romero 90' 7.9
- 17 Dávid Hancko 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 20 Giuliano Simeone ⚽ 90' 8.0
- 23 Morten Hjulmand 90' 7.2
- 22 Alejandro Grimaldo ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 11 Ademola Lookman 76' 6.3
- 14 Marcos Llorente 60' 6.9
- 7 Kang-in Lee 60' 6.7
- 10 Alex Baena 59' 6.5
- 5 Johnny Cardoso · sub 🟨 31' 6.3
- 6 Koke · sub 30' 6.9
- 15 Jonathan David · sub ⚽ 30' 7.9
- 16 Arnau Ortiz · sub 14' 6.6
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Real Sociedad
11th
in the table · 7 pts from 5
· GD -2
Atleti
9th
in the table · 7 pts from 4
· GD +1
Form going into the match
Real Sociedad