Real Sociedad saw their hopes vanish in just ten minutes. It was a nightmarish start in Madrid with three goals conceded before the 15-minute mark which left the team stunned and out of the game before it truly began. Europe now feels out of reach.
There isn’t much positive to highlight. Sorloth’s early hat-trick by the 11th minute silenced the txuri urdin, and his fourth goal on the half-hour mark confirmed a dreadful first half. Real never found a way into the match. The second half brought little change. Atlético stayed comfortable; Real, disconnected and unable to respond.
With just three games left, the fight continues but the road to Europe is now steeper than ever. We are Real.
Match details:
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak, Llorente, Le Normand, Giménez, Galán, Koke (cap), Barrios (Molina, min.55), De Paúl (Gallagher, min.73), Giuliano (Griezmann, min.68), Lino (Lemar, min.68) and Sorloth (Correa, min.73).
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Martín, Aritz, Javi López, Zubimendi (Olasagasti, min.73), Marín, Sucic (Turrientes, min.62), Barrene (Sergio Gómez, min.54), Take (Zubeldia, min.46) and Oyarzabal (cap) (Mariezkurrena, min.46).
Goals: 1-0: Sorloth, min.7. 2-0: Sorloth, min.10. 3-0: Sorloth, min.11. 4-0: Sorloth, min.30.
Referee: Sánchez Martínez. Booked Barrene for Real Sociedad.