Real struggle for Madrid at Real: Two penalties save Los Blancos against the namesake

Vinicius Junior is the one to congratulate for Real Madrid's 2-0 away victory at Sociedad on Saturday night. He scored the opener from the spot and was taken down for the second, which Kylian Mbappe converted to make it 2-0.

Not only the Brazilian deserves the credit for a hard-fought win, but he aslo did his thing with the rival's crowd again - he silenced them celebrating the opener, and infuriated Sociedad supporters after elbowing their hero Takefusa Kubo.

The home side had its chances against the Spanish giants, but luck was what they were missing tonight. They hit the crossbar twice (Sucic and Becker), and Courtois had a couple of excellent saves.

Just eight points in the opening four La Liga rounds, along with pale performances, are not satisfying enough for Los Blancos and their boss Carlo Ancelotti, who's got a lot of work ahead of him.

LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 5

Friday

Betis - Leganes 2-0 (0-0)

/Ezzalzouli 74, Roque 86/

Saturday

Mallorca - Villarreal 1-2 (0-1)

/Albiol 57 og - Costa 27, Perez 90+4/

Espanyol - Alaves 3-2 (1-1)

/Puado 21, 56, 63 pen - Conechny 35, Tenaglia 68/

Sevilla - Getafe 1-0 (1-0)

/Navas 23/

Real Sociedad - Real Madrid 0-2 (0-0)

/Vinicius Jr 58 pen, Mbappe 75/

Sunday

15.00: (1.70) Celta (3.80) Valladolid (5.60)

17.15: (4.10) Girona (3.70) Barcelona (1.85)

19.30: (4.00) Las Palmas (3.50) Ath.Bilbao (2.05)

22.00: (1.35) Atl.Madrid (4.80) Valencia (10.0)

Monday

22.00: (2.25) Rayo Vallecano (3.20) Osasuna (3.70)

***odds are subject to change***