Real Madrid: José Mourinho calls up a depleted squad to face Real Sociedad

Real Madrid continue their La Liga campaign with a tricky away trip to Real Sociedad. After opening the season with a win over Espanyol, the Madrid club intend to confirm that positive momentum and secure a second straight victory. For this match, José Mourinho will nevertheless have to work with a reduced squad. Raul Asencio, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Thiago Pitarch, Rodrygo and Endrick are among the absentees.

The Portuguese coach will nevertheless be able to count on several of his summer recruits. Ibrahima Konaté, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva, Marc Cucurella, Yan Diomande and Carlos Espí have been called up. Mourinho has also decided to include several young players. Mario Rivas, Alexis Ciria and Jorge Cestero are therefore in the squad selected for the trip. After a successful first official outing, Real Madrid will therefore look to confirm their ambitions under Mourinho’s leadership. Against a Real Sociedad side that is always difficult to handle at home, the Madrilenians will need to show solidity to maintain their perfect record.