Real Madrid

Real Madrid only needed 20 minutes to destroy Real Sociedad's resistance. Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals that sentenced the match. Mourinho made several changes to the starting lineup, which allowed the team to look fresher and to dominate more effectively.

Kaka surprisingly made the starting eleven and soon proved why:  on the 7-minute mark, he controlled the ball inside the box following a clearance and scored the opener. Cristiano netted the team's second strike on the 20-minute mark after controlling the ball outside the box and dribbling past a defender. Despite local dominance, Casillas was forced to make a great save to clear a shot by Tamudo earlier. It was the only dangerous effort from the locals, who didn't know if to concentrate on defending or if to try their luck with ventures in attack. Cristiano then tallied a third goal for his team by finishing off a corner kick served by Ozil with a header.

Real Madrid looked confident after half-time. Ronaldo and Kaka both came close to netting yet another strike. Things went so well that Mourinho decided to make changes. Di Maria came on for the Brazilian (59'), who received a standing ovation. Real Sociedad also made changes looking to turn their luck. The Whites had one chance to score after another, but the ball always failed to go in. Albiol came on for Carvalho in the 69th minute and, two minutes later, the Basques scored a lucky strike: a shot by Tamudo was saved by Casillas and the ball bounced off Arbeloa's face to fall into the back of the goal.

Canales came on for Ozil in the final minutes. Moments later, Adebayor had a sensational individual effort that was thwarted by Bravo and Labaka when he was about to score. The Togolese player eventually scored from a fast effort, after receiving the ball from Di Maria.

Lineups

Real Madrid
Casillas
Arbeloa	(Own goal)Goal 73'
Garay
Marcelo
Ricardo Carvalho
Albiol 71'
Lass Diarra
Xabi Alonso
Kaká	Goal 8'
Di María 61'
Özil
Canales 84'
Cristiano Ronaldo	Goal 21' 42'
Adebayor	Goal 90'

Real Sociedad
Bravo
Ansotegi
Labaka
Mikel González
Estrada
Elustondo
Xabi Prieto
Zurutuza
Diego Rivas
Bergara 65'
Griezmann
Sarpong 66'
Tamudo
Agirretxe 85'