Statistically, the two teams are almost equal, but it seems that Real Sociedad's defense in this match is so strong, it can be seen from the shoots on target that Real Madrid is superior by 7 times, then the ball possession is 61%, of course, the entire match is completely controlled by Los Blancos. But in this match, what we have to appreciate is Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro, who managed to make 7 saves, as a result, until the final minute, the score was a goalless draw for the two teams. With this, Real Madrid is increasingly behind Barcelona by 5 points in the standings, a season that was quite difficult for Carlo Ancelotti and his players.
I do not fully agree with some explanations, first Real Sociedad played roughly because they were afraid of Real Madrid, so their poor challenge bagged them 4 yellow cards, none of them was excluded, the goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder, and the winger all received a Yellow card in that match and if not for Remiro's efforts for his countless saves, Real Sociedad would have conceded at least 2 goals yesterday.
I'm not so happy with the gap Barcelona has given Real Madrid, if they flip through, it might become a problem to overcome, they have lost a game out of their last 5 matches that could have helped them as a catalyst to get to Barcelona and now another mistake from Ancelotti for thinking their last formation against Atletico Madrid will work against Sociedad but ended up as a draw, they need to do better.
Indeed, there were a lot of fouls committed by Sociedad players, a total of 19 and some Sociedad players also received yellow cards as a result. It is undeniable that Sociedad wanted at least to hold Real Madrid to a draw instead of having to accept defeat, so they did everything they could to stop Los Blancos players.
It seems that Carlo Ancelotti is already confused about how to set up a better and more efficient formation because he always sticks with the same 4-3-3 formation in every match and now this formation can be read by his opponents in La Liga this season, so it's no wonder that Sociedad was able to hold on to a draw. For Barcelona, they keep going with certainty and there is no doubt in every game that keeps them getting 3 points and the distance to the Barcelona standings this season will be difficult to catch if Real Madrid can't change their pattern of play.
