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Malaga vs Real Sociedad La Liga highlights: Real Sociedad sharper in attack, Malaga under pressure

This is the La Liga highlights package of Malaga vs Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad scored early and kept building their lead, while Malaga pulled goals back but could not contain them defensively. The guest felt Real Sociedad had more firepower, but warned their defensive stability must improve if they are to challenge for the top four.

Watch the full LALIGA highlights from Real Sociedad's 5-2 victory over Malaga as Mikel Oyarzabal scores twice in the win. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ ESPN ESPNFC

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Harle host rail sock it up this evening on match day nine as they chase their first win of the campaign. A record so far of four draws and four defeats from their opening eight matches has left them languishing. Not ideal then when visited by a side aiming to make it three straight wins in Spain's top flight. We're down in the Malaga dressing room at the moment and those players love to get up field. >> Yeah, I mean uh good players. What a good play for Ras. So it's a it's it's a squad that they've got many options. So let's see this one. >> Well, we'll have a break here and Malaga need to make the most of their chances. They very much didn't there. Just took his eye off the ball. The Malaga attacker. Well, surely Nino thinking this is my opportunity and completely scuffed back. Got nothing but air. He won't have maybe too many of those breaks through the middle. >> Yeah, we will see that a lot. N is a full of confidence. score last week and what a Britain goal score and the fact that getting played today get that uh option to be up front together with Chupe. I think in the long term it could be a very good addition for Malaga on the aspiration to stay in La Liga. >> Well, Malaga as we said still waiting for their first La Liga win of the season. Four draws, four defeats from their opening eight matches and uh well that could happen to the best of us, can't it? Hits your standing foot and and gets away from you. Here's Take Kubo going down the right hand side. Kubo has a player on the overlap as well. They'll use him as a decoy. There's an OPTION FOR A STRIKE THERE. AND IT'S AN EARLY GOAL FROM TAK KUBO. HE BENEFITS from a deflection, but he was given the space to come inside. Left footed strike from Kubo. Rail Sidad take the lead early doors from their very first opportunity. There's Takubo on the score sheet. >> And Tubo, we're happy to see him back on the team, back on track scoring goals. We see those two white man. You see Baron on the opposite side. They're going to happen this many time. They cut inside and they will try to shoot on target. This time little bit of luck but you have to do that. As soon as you get the ball you go one against the fullback is double overlapping on the right and then open your space and shoot on target. Try your luck and what a great goal for him. >> Malikanil rail sautad one. Take kubo with the goal. for already providing a contribution with that overlap decoy. Good hit from Kubo. Gets a deflection but the goal will go down for T Kubo and he gets his very first goal of the La Liga season. Fairly quiet campaign for him last term and that was reflected by the fact there weren't so many teams interested in signing him this summer. There seemed to always be rumors about him. This comes over to the back post and looking for an immediate response. Malaga opened things up and in the midst there was Martinez is out for a goal kick. But I mean they finding that is intelligent to be able to understand where to do things and how to do it. We saw that with the Spain and with >> Here he is on the ball and that's a nice little tap to tubo space in which Dani tries for an audacious delivery towards goal. had the option of Oscarsen but decided to be a little bit cheeky and that's uh part of Takubo's play as well. >> Oh, I mean I think his intention was a cross to Oscar but what a save from the goalkeeper and start play >> trying to break down that left hand side. It could be Martinez delivering a ball in as teammate steps away from him. Actually stepped into Kubo which afforded a bit more uh space to work. Dour possession is slightly in Lal's favor so far but they have done far more with it. This is the cut back and a stab towards goal. That's a reflex save from Alex Ramirez. That looked as if it was going. Yeah, I mean what a save from Romero. How Nino attacked the space. Now he lift his head and he attack the space there. What a save from Ramo. I mean kept out of this near post that was on its way inside. And now he will have to be alert for the resulting corner >> towards the back post. Pushed away just about by Alex Romero. One down the right played over the top and it goes harmlessly out of play. Just a a positive spell from Malaga to break things up. Dto Martinez. Good control from him. He turns forth inside out >> and what's that over towards the back post. Romero goes for the catch. Saves an installment. puts that upfield to Oscar. They go coast to coast. IC strikers through on goal. LOOKS FOR THE FINISH. IT TRICKLES WIDE. It could have been goal number two. Good strength shown by him, but just couldn't quite finish that off. >> Yeah, very strong. Well, Ram, what a ball from Ramro. I mean, how strong is quick. Just the definition wasn't the best because he was little bit unbalanced. I would like to see more and more from Oscars. He's a very good player. I mean just Martin K as you like. Goes back to Sar to Oscar. Another a chance for him to break one-on-one with the goalkeeper AGAIN. THIS TIME NO MISTAKE. Oscans makes it 2-0. Well, there was a request for more goals from him. I mean, if you put him in that situation, he's the odds on favorite. He makes it 2-0 to Real Sid against Malaga. >> And he wasn't about to let them off again. >> Yeah, I mean, I like the fact that the the way he put his body between the defender and the ball. So, he pushed the ball the defender away to be able to have a look now is wrong. Yeah. Now, he put his body in between the ball and the the defender and the definition was super. It's a very good player. Just need to be more consistent on this. >> Well, an excellent finish from Oscarsen past the goalkeeper having out muscled Callo Malaganil Rail Sidad too. Uh Rail Fidad striker Julen Loeta he's out injured and to the fitness woes for Spoker. Here comes another chance for Laral. They're ripping on Malagus pain now and there's the finish. Baron chair is denied and it's chaotic at the back. It seemed as if everything was under control and then a twist in the tail. The ball comes back to Tak Kuboaining first period so far. This is backed by Sole. It's a two goal cushion, but as we were saying before, Real Fidav, they tend to concede. They've conceded a lot this season. >> Yeah, if they improve that, you know that it's one of the things that maybe they have to improve. They if they do that, I mean, they've got quality enough in in in on the wide areas with the wingers. Bar Kubo between La Oscars. I mean if they they they keep clean sheets more often up front they've got quality enough to be to able to be high up on the table. Top four is always the ambition for Laral >> amongst other facts. Of course this one taken back. You can see was a bit frustrated. He wanted somebody else over on the left to offer him up an option. Now things got a little bit more rough and ready. We were just saying the referee hadn't had much to do and he has to book John Martine. A free kick is coming up. Malaga players will have to get back on side for the delivery in. It's a rolled through. A nice idea trying to catch out the defense. And look how rail get forward now. Everybody making their move up field. It doesn't come to Tak Kubo, but Baron Neea keeps the move alive. More players come forward. The cavalry's arrived in Oscarsen. Maybe there was a call for him to leave that. He heads over. It might have dropped there for it. Looked like Carlos was in the center. >> Yeah, I believe that he wasn't aware of the position of Carlos. But this is what you got from Rasoid as well. They are very good on quick transition going forward. They've got players on the side. >> Doesn't have to show his intentions early. >> Can catch you off stride. Speaking of off stride, Zabal taking a step onto the ball and delivering his first shot of the game. It's saved by Eerrero. >> He doesn't need much. I like Erero despite the goal. The two goal that he's conceded. He reacted very well in this one earlier. >> Back to Goracha was the one two. It's taken away but only as far as Baron. Baron saw the goalkeeper off his line. Wanted to place that into the top corner. >> He has to be a happy man. The Asar Mataso because the team is is playing well they be able to get away from the pressure in the middle with one one touch passing kill the pressure. They've been doing that. Gorgeous turns back and forth. Had some big shoes to fill with the departure of Martin Zubimenti. He'd been pinpointed as the player who was going to play in that midfield role. Here comes Carlos. Tries for the finish. Right idea from him that the defender was too close. Pre by Rafita. >> Threaded through once more. THERE'S THE CUT BACK. THERE'S THE STRIKE AND THERE'S ONE ON TARGET. POWERED INTO THE NET BY NINO. WELL, he scored the equalizer against Espanol last weekend. It's Martinez in fact who's blasted that. Well, a goal for Malaga in any case to make it 2-1. So much space here and the finish off off the cut back. This is the ball in. It's hit firmly. >> There's the combination. Martinez Nino wants it. >> Yes. I mean Martinez is sometimes in the middle of the P, but it really well the situation. One touch open on the right hand side. >> Now shown for the ball in the middle. See there's always at least one player who wants to up the pace for Real Soft. Goes for the ball. who tries to get things going quickly and this gets going very quickly indeed. It's a strike from Mikalloya Sabal. He's been waiting a while to break his duck. And just like that, an immediate response from Rail Siad. They make it 3-1 against Malaga just after conceding. And the players very happy indeed that Oya Zabal has finally got the goal he's been looking for. Yeah, they might be happy because if you see the movement, the strike it was brilliant but everything is st for the movement. If you see a Munoz was high up on the pitch so Bara pop inside in the middle of the P and then you play one touch to open up to the far side to Kuban Kubo you know face one against one and then into the center and it's off the crossbar. Chupe looking for his second goal of the season. La Rubia with a nice delivery in Ramir. I think it touched the ball. No, what a ball from from La Rubia. Yes, he touched the ball. I mean, great save. >> A fingertip save it must have been as that's headed away from the near post. One of those deliveries that had enough power to make the header dangerous. Here's a strike WITH POWER INTO THE NET. >> WELL, business is just picked up at Lar Roselena because Monica reduced the deficit once more to a single goal. It's a brilliant strike off the loose ball. It is powered into the net and it is Martinez this time with a goal having contributed previously >> more often Malaga because they create chances but they have to shoot more on target as we see they improve that against Espanol but today they converted those chances. >> Here comes another chance. Here comes another goal. The immediate response Zabal he's waited a while for his opening GOAL AND NOW TWO COME at once. Another wellplaced finish from Miklo Zabal just to quieten things down in Malaga. Is Malaga two raid on 66 minutes. >> Yeah, I mean what a goal from I believe that a little bit of flap because I think he touched the defender. However, again, oyab getting to those position where he knows that as soon as he got the ball, he knew that I'm going to shoot on target. I'm not going to give that pass to my teammate. I'm going to shoot on target. And he did it. Did a bit of flag because I I believe that he touched the defender, but again, fantastic goal for him and for still time here with 20 minutes to go. controlled and maybe struck here. Bending shot too hot to handle for Ramiro. >> Bucky almost scoring immediately upon arrival. And there the ball headed over by Martinez. Oscans might be some more space and some more joy over on the left hand side. Gomez has gone forward. This is played through. It's taken on. Brought across. Oscans tries for the followup finish. It's Giddish. Driven in. It's 52 Terrell Sautad. Maybe Oscar striking even gone over the line in the first place. >> Yeah. I mean, what a goal. I mean, I like the buildup. Unfortunately for Oscars, he started everything. He released the ball one touch because this is key to be able to get into that position. He released the ball. He passed uh the the ball was wide open and he attacked the space to be able to get in front of the defender and lucky for him because it would have been a brilliant uh goal because everything started from him. But uh G was uh very intelligent to be able to get there and score the goal. >> Get fresh onto the field of play almost his first touch. drives that through the legs of the goalkeeper by the looks of things and increases the score line. Real Zilad now >> 52 in front. >> Yeah. And he didn't doubt to get in >> the conductor there. Wanted to move his teammates forward. >> Get skips the challenge. He's strong enough to go shoulderto-shoulder with his fellow midfielder. Here's our check. Get windth the mark from him. We've always said Gonzalo Gesh, he's not a great goal scorer, but he's a scorer of great goals. He scored some fantastic ones in his time. >> Absolutely. We saw that again. Valencia. This typical Getth movement. He will go there and then he will shoot on target. And when he was at Valencia score many goal like that. Oh, >> he's got goalc scoring quality from what he's done with the Spain under 21s, but >> not offered up much today. Looks for goal here. >> Just a poked attempt that Romero saved. You can see the arrival though of Puka. He's come on. >> Yeah, there three players inside the box. Unlucky there. But the thing is it's a bit let's see that action. >> Three players going forward. It's three on three and that doesn't quite fall to Gonaloes to finish off but he'll be one of the candidates to take the corner. Yeah, I was saying that Chup is a very good player just a bit frustrated that he he hasn't scored the goals that running through. Ramirez will come out for this and he had a head start over Chupete dives at his feet and collects that then hurls the ball out. Lots of space here in the middle for Gonzaloes. And we do have a player down here for Ra Sautab, which means a pause in play. It's Mikuela Zabal. >> Oh, a collision. Unfortunately, seems to have got his bad knee. >> Yeah. Don Ganges. and for the fans that we like to see top players like on the pitch where it's not that bandaged leg, it's the other one as the defender ran into him. Where's Abel going down in some discomfort? Medical team are on. This might take us through to the end of the regulation 90. There'll be some uh added time as well. >> Oh yeah, that was bad. It's Pugger. Since he's come on, Puger has been sprinting at the ball with uh no second gear for enter the area once more. Skip over. There's the delivery. It's a decent one. Once again, the crossbar is tested. The offside flag was up anyway. Ables side footed and by Chup against the bar. He had already gone. Yeah, was offside. But the game is uh been unlucky. >> Softav also maybe taking a step up in this game. Still there'll be concern some concerns about the the defensive uh solidity of the team when they concede two when they've offered more chances to to Mala but this one ends nevertheless in a victory for Rail Sid third in a row in La Liga EA Sports back in European action in midweek before their next game and Lauren really entertaining game today and they just have more firepower Eli just seemed to know a little bit more what they wanted today.