Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid made it two wins from two under Jose Mourinho by beating Real Sociedad 4-1 in the first home game of his second spell in charge. There was already a celebratory mood in the Santiago Bernabeu as Madrids Marc Cucurella and Sociedads Mikel Oyarzabal were honoured before kick-off for their role in Spains World Cup win.Mbappe delighted the home crowd with his first goal of the new LaLiga season to break the deadlock in the 40th minute, only for Luka Sucic to level four minutes later.Mbappe restored Madrids lead on the hour mark, before Vinicius Junior gave them breathing room.Vinicius then teed up Mbappe to complete his hat-trick 10 minutes from time and end the game as a contest before Brahim Diaz had a goal disallowed for offside late on.More to followTable of ContentsReal Madrid team vs Real SociedadSociedad team vs Real MadridWhats next? Real Madrid, Real Sociedad fixturesReal Madrid vs Real Sociedad statsReal Madrid team vs Real SociedadMadrid were unchanged from their victory against Espanyol the previous Saturday.Real Madrid starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Federico Valverde; Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Kylian MbappeMadrid substitutes: Andrii Lunin, Eduardo Camavinga, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Marc Cucurella, Carlos Espi, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Yan Diomande, Sergio Mestre, Jorge Cestero, Mario Rivas, Alexis CiriaSociedad team vs Real MadridSociedad made four alterations from their defeat at home to Betis four days earlier, bringing in Benat Turrientes, the prolific Mikel Oyarzabal, Job Ochieng and Luken Beitia for Igor Zubeldia, Carlos Soler, Ander Barrenetxea and Orri Oskarsson.Oyarzabal scored 15 league goals last season and had made his first appearance since winning the World Cup with Spain as a substitute against Betis.Real Sociedad starting XI: Alex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Luken Beitia, Jon Martin, Sergio Gomez, Takefusa Kubo, Yangel Herrera, Luka Sucic, Benat Turrientes, Job Ochieng, Mikel OyarzabalSociedad substitutes: Unai Marrero, Aihen Munoz, Igor Zubeldia, Ander Barrenetxea, Orri Oskarsson, Goncalo Guedes, Jon Pacheco, Carlos Soler, Arsen Zakharyan, Ibai Aguirre, Alex Lebarbier, Alex MarchalWhats next? Real Madrid, Real Sociedad fixturesMadrid are at home in La Liga again on Sunday against Malaga. Sociedad host Espanyol in the top flight a day earlier.FixtureDateBST start timeETPTUK TVSociedad vs EspanyolSat, Aug 2918:0013:0010:00Premier Sports 1Madrid vs MalagaSun, Aug 3016:0011:0008:00Premier Sports 1Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad statsThe preceding six Liga meetings between these teams had resulted in victories for Madrid, who had conceeded two goals in total along the wayLos Blancos had won seven of their preceding eight encounters with Sociedad in all competitions, the exception being a 4-4 home draw in the Copa del Rey semi-finals in 2025 in which they advanced 5-4 on aggregate through Antonio Rudigers extra-time goalMadrid had been unbeaten in their preceding six Liga visits from Sociedad (W6 D2) since a 2-0 defeat in January 2019Kylian Mbappe had three goals across the three preceding editions of the fixtures, while Oyarzabal had scored once in each of the preceding two encountersOnly one of the preceding 13 meetings between the sides in all competitions had finished 0-0, with each of their most recent nine matches before this game against each other featuring at least one goal since a stalemate at Madrid in La Liga in January 2023Elche (1) and Osasuna (2) were the only teams to win fewer Liga away games than Sociedad (3) last season without suffering relegationOnly six teams had a better goal difference on the road in the division than Sociedad (-8), who drew eight and lost eight of their other 16 such matchesMallorcas Vedat Muriqi (23) and Osasunas Ante Budimir (17) were the only players outside of the top two teams to outscore Oyarzabal (15) in the 2025/26 top flight Topics Aurelien Tchouameni Dean Huijsen Jose Mourinho Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Real Madrid CF Real Sociedad Trent Alexander-Arnold Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Real Madrid v Real Sociedad: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 26th August, 2026 Madrid vs Real Sociedad: Confirmed teams, full line ups in La Liga Ben Miller 26th August, 2026 Theres 0% chance of selling him to Barca Atletico hit back after Laportas Alvarez comments Nicholas McGee 26th August, 2026 When is the Champions League draw? 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