Real “snatches” first place

Real Madrid dropped no points on Saturday evening in the match counting toward the 24th round of La Liga. Real comfortably defeated Real Sociedad at home by a score of 4:1. 

Gonzalo Garcia put Real ahead in the fifth minute. Sociedad equalized at 1:1 in the 21st minute with a goal scored by Mikel Oyarzabal from the penalty spot. 

Real responded quickly, taking the lead again at 2:1. Four minutes later, Vinicius Junior scored from the spot. 

Midfielder Federico Valverde scored the third goal in the 31st minute. 

Brazilian Vinicius scored the fourth goal in the 48th minute. He scored again from the penalty spot. 

With this victory, Real has risen to first place with 60 points. Barcelona has two fewer points in second place, but has also played one fewer match.

Sociedad occupies eighth place with 31 points.