Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad: Mbappé Hat-Trick Seals Win

Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday, giving José Mourinho a winning home return. Real Madrid’s official match report confirms the score, the full goal sequence and that Vinícius Júnior scored Madrid’s other goal after Luka Sučić had levelled for the visitors before half-time.

The victory gave Madrid six points from their opening two La Liga matches. Reuters reported via The Guardian that the home crowd jeered during a disjointed first half before Mourinho’s side produced a much stronger second-half display.

The short answer: Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu. Mbappé scored in the 40th, 60th and 80th minutes, Vinícius Júnior scored in the 68th, and Luka Sučić scored Real Sociedad’s goal in the 44th minute.

Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad at a glance

Match detail	Confirmed information
Final score	Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad
Competition	La Liga 2026-27
Venue	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Date	August 26, 2026
Real Madrid scorers	Kylian Mbappé 40′, 60′, 80′; Vinícius Júnior 68′
Real Sociedad scorer	Luka Sučić 44′
Main storyline	Mbappé hat-trick on José Mourinho’s home return

How did Mbappé take control of the match?

Real Madrid did not have everything their own way early. Real Sociedad stayed in the contest, and the Bernabéu crowd showed its frustration as Madrid struggled to establish clear control.

Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 40th minute after Federico Valverde carried the ball forward and found him near the box. Four minutes later, Luka Sučić equalised from a rebound to send the teams into half-time at 1-1.

The second half changed the match. Mbappé restored Madrid’s lead on the hour after a quick exchange with Jude Bellingham. Bellingham then won the ball and set up Vinícius Júnior for the third in the 68th minute, before Vinícius returned the favour with the pass for Mbappé’s chipped finish in the 80th minute.

Why Bellingham and Vinícius mattered beyond the scoreline

Mbappé took the headlines, but Madrid’s attack became far more effective once Bellingham and Vinícius found better connections around him after the break. The official match report credits Bellingham with the decisive combinations behind Madrid’s second and third goals.

Vinícius scored in the 68th minute and later supplied the pass for Mbappé’s hat-trick goal. That combination helped Madrid turn a level match into a comfortable win without needing a separate scoring recap elsewhere in the article.

What did Mourinho’s Bernabéu return look like?

The night carried extra weight because it was José Mourinho’s first home match as Real Madrid coach in more than 13 years. Reuters reported that Madrid were jeered before half-time after a sluggish opening in which the team looked short of rhythm and vulnerable when Real Sociedad broke forward.

Madrid responded after the interval with quicker combinations and greater intensity. The opening half still showed that Madrid’s defensive structure and control are developing, but the second-half response gave Mourinho a convincing result in his first match back at the Bernabéu.

What does the 4-1 win mean for Real Madrid?

Madrid now have six points from their first two league matches. More important than the early table position is the start itself: two victories, a strong home result and Mbappé scoring his first league goals of the season in emphatic fashion.

The second half also showed the attacking potential of a side built around Bellingham, Vinícius and Mbappé. Madrid looked most dangerous when those three combined quickly around the penalty area rather than allowing Real Sociedad time to reset defensively.

What went wrong for Real Sociedad?

Real Sociedad competed well enough to reach half-time at 1-1, but the visitors could not contain Madrid once the hosts increased the tempo. Sučić’s equaliser briefly changed the atmosphere, yet Madrid’s movement and pressing created decisive openings after the break.

The defeat leaves Real Sociedad without a point from their opening two league matches. Their challenge is to turn competitive spells into a more complete performance rather than allowing one difficult period to decide the result.

What comes next for Real Madrid?

Real Madrid stay at the Bernabéu for their next league fixture against Málaga on August 30, before travelling to Real Betis on September 4. La Liga’s official Real Madrid schedule lists both fixtures.

The immediate story, though, belongs to Mbappé. His first league goals of the season arrived as a hat-trick on a night built around Mourinho’s return, and Madrid finished with a scoreline that looked far more comfortable than the first half suggested.