Isco wins plaudits from coach Zidane for his performanceThe midfielder was instrumental for Madrid and scored the winning goal of the match.
With just six games remaining in La Liga, Real Madrid maintain their three point lead on FC Barcelona at the top of the league standings after the 32nd round of games in which both sides won their respective games but neither were especially convincing. "The truth is I have not played much in the Champions League but I will take that as the team is close to the semifinals".
He was the kaiser in the defense, and in the last minutes he played as a striker looking for the desperate 2-3, but finally Isco scored the goal in 89th minute. "We didn't control the game like we should have", he added.
Sociedad's potent offense came out firing on all cylinders, but it was Messi who opened the game's scoring in the 17th minute with a sharply taken blast from outside the area that streaked into the lower corner of the net.
"What I can say is that I see a very enthusiastic, focussed and above all motivated team".
Former Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso revealed he nearly joined Barcelona before he made the move to the Spanish capital.
Danilo has been scrutinised heavily this season, with the Brazilian committing several errors - unbecoming of a player who was seeking to be a starter at the Bernabeu.
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But Alvaro Morata headed Madrid level again in the 59th from a pass by Danilo, and the pacesetters kept pushing until Isco netted the victor.
"Gareth worked very hard to get back into the team after his injury", said Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Monday.
Duje Cop gave Sporting the lead from Mikel Vesga's flicked ball over the top but Isco levelled after good footwork.
Bayern Munich face a familiar problem as they travel to old European foes Real Madrid on Tuesday needing to make history to keep faint hopes of Champions League glory alive. The player was cast aside for a few matches but on Saturday, he produced a display that may bring him back into the eyes of the manager, who may grant him more minutes.
Reports from the same paper had said that the Real superstar was ready to depart the La Liga giants if the club made a decision to try and land Hazard and Antoine Griezmann from Real's bitter city rivals Atletico, with the 31-year-old concerned that he would be replaced as the main man in Madrid if either player joined Real's cause.
The win was owed to two injury time penalty saves from Osasuna keeper Salvatore Sirigu, who denied Carrasco's hat-trick and then stopped a second penalty from Thomas Partey.
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