Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad, 2026 La Liga: Predicted lineups

Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in José Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu 13 years after his departure. This is the first home match of the season for Los Blancos, who will be expected to earn the three points in convincing way. PREDICTED LINEUPS: Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Dumfries

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Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in José Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu 13 years after his departure. This is the first home match of the season for Los Blancos, who will be expected to earn the three points in convincing way.

PREDICTED LINEUPS:

Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Dumfries, Konaté, Rüdiger, Cucurella; Valverde, Güler; Diomande, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappé.

Real Sociedad predicted XI: Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Jon Martín, Sergio Gómez; Yangel Herrera, Carlos Soler; Kubo,

Sucic, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea.

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA

Date: 08/26/2026

Time: 21:00 CEST, 03:00pm EST.

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.

Available TV: DAZN La Liga (Spain), ESPN Deportes (USA).

Available Streaming: ESPN+ (USA)

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