Real Madrid continued their incredible start to the season by claiming their fifth win in five La Liga matches in style, after pulling off an incredible second-half comeback against Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid remain at the top of the La Liga standings with 15 points from five games by doing what they do best: coming from behind. The ‘Merengues’ extended their lead over Barcelona to two points by pulling off an incredible comeback at the Santiago Bernabeu against a Real Sociedad side that managed to put the 14-time Champions League winners on the ropes.

The ‘Txuri-urdin’ came out with all guns blazing in the first half and it paid off. The Basque side needed just five minutes to break the deadlock at the Santiago Bernabeu and stun a Real Madrid side that came out numb.

Former ‘Los Blancos’ player Takefusa Kubo received the ball on the edge of the box and found an unmarked Barrenetxea inside the area through a defence-splitting pass. The Spanish winger’s close-range finish was saved by Kepa, but there was little the Chelsea loanee could do as Barrenetxea tapped in the rebound to put the visitors ahead.

Just five minutes later Kubo again silenced the Santiago Bernabeu crowd with a fierce effort to the long post that was beyond Kepa’s reach, although to Real Madrid’s luck the goal was disallowed as Oyarzabal, who was in an offside position, was in front of Arrizabalaga.