Euros hero Mikel Oyarzabal will lead the line, likely flanked by Manchester City product Sergio Gomez and and La Masia graduate Takefusa Kubo. Brais Mendez and Aritz Elustondo are expected to come back into the side after starting on the bench in the midweek loss to Plzen.

Trips to the Anoeta are rarely straight forward, but Real Sociedad have offered little more than mediocrity at the start of the 2024/25 campaign and rank 11th in the Spanish top f

Real Madrid will once again be without Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba due to injury. Aurélien Tchouaméni is also sidelined after suffering an ankle injury against AC Milan. The good news for Ancelotti is Rodrygo is fully fit and ready to join Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé up top.