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2024/25 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 9
Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid
Reale Arena
Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Sunday, 6 October 2024
Kick-off is at 21h00
Real Sociedad will be eager to hand Atletico Madrid their first La Liga defeat of the season when they meet at the Reale Arena on 6 October.
Current Form
The White and Blues secured a 3-0 win over Valencia CF at home on 28 September and they are now unbeaten in their last two matches in the Spanish top-flight.
Sociedad defeated Valencia CF in their last home game in the competition and the win snapped their four-match winless run at the Reale Arena also known as Anoeta Stadium.
Meanwhile, Atletico drew 1-1 with Real Madrid at home on 29 September and they are now undefeated in their last eight matches in La Liga.
The Mattress Makers are also unbeaten in their last seven away matches in the competition, having registered two draws and five wins as the visitors.
Team News
Sociedad have no suspension issues coming into this match, but Arsen Zakharyan and Hamari Traore are currently injured.
On the other hand, Pablo Barrios, Marcos Llorente and César Azpilicueta are all on Atletico's injury list, and the club has no suspension concerns.
Quotes
"By the 80th minute we should have scored more goals than 1-0, given what we saw on the pitch. Then what changed is that we got it right," Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil said after his side's win over Valencia.
"I told you I was calm before the game, because the players were doing a great job and the public appreciates that, because that's why 32,000 of them came and encouraged us from the first minute."
Head-to-Head
Atletico claimed a 2-0 win over Sociedad in their last meeting in La Liga with the match taking place at Reale Arena on 25 May.
Therefore, the Mattress Makers are undefeated in their last nine La Liga matches against the Bats, having registered six wins and three draws.
La Liga matchday nine fixtures
Friday, 4 October
21:00 - CD Leganes v Valencia CF
Saturday, 5 October
14:00 - RCD Espanyol v Real Mallorca
16:15 - Getafe CF v CA Osasuna
18:30 - Las Palmas v Celta Vigo
18:30 - Real Valladolid v Rayo Vallecano
21:00 - Real Madrid v Villarreal CF
Sunday, 6 October
14:00 - Girona FC v Athletic Bilbao
16:15 - Deportivo Alaves v FC Barcelona
18:30 - Sevilla FC v Real Betis
21:00 - Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid
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