- Real Madrid were given the lead within a minute of the game courtesy of a brilliant Lucas Vazquez header
- Cristiano Ronaldo then doubled the hosts’ advantage after latching onto a cross from Brazilian Marcelo
- Toni Kroos bent home a side-footed curled effort from outside the box after excellent work from Vazquez
- Ronaldo put Real into a 4-0 first-half advantage by heading the ball past Geronimo Rulli in the visitors’ net
- Real Sociedad did manage to pull a goal back courtesy of Jon Bautista, who struck in the 73rd minute
- But Ronaldo added his hat-trick before Asier Illaramendi stuck home another consolation for Sociedad