Real Madrid will face Real Sociedad on Saturday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu, and here are four takeaways from their officially announced 19-man squad.
Heading into Matchday 14, Real Madrid are second place in La Liga, just two goals in the goal differential column behind arch rivals FC Barcelona. Their opponents this week, Real Sociedad, aren’t far behind with only a couple of points separating them in fourth place from Los Merengues.
While Real are the favorites to win this game and were on a wonderful run of form before the rude interruption by the November international break, it won’t be easy for them to secure all points against Sociedad, even at home.
Sociedad have been the surprise of the season, as they are led by Real Madrid loanee Martin Odegaard. The young Norwegian attacking midfielder has elevated his game from his solid 2018-2019 campaign at Vitesse and is arguably the MVP of La Liga this season.
Stopping Odegaard will be a tall task, but Real have a powerful enough squad defensively to keep their own player under wraps.
Below is a look at their official squad for Matchday 14.
It’s time to make some broader comments and takeaways from Zinedine Zidane’s 19-man squad for Saturday’s must-see clash at the Bernabeu between two teams in Champions League spots.