Andreia Jacinto returns to Zubieta as a Real Sociedad side in trouble play

Andreia Jacinto returns to Zubieta now as a Real Madrid player to face a Real Sociedad side that arrives under pressure. As Mundo Deportivo reports, Pau Quesada’s team still hasn’t shaken off the early stumbling block: they failed in Liga at Badalona even against an opponent down to ten, and also slipped in Europe on Wednesday in Scotland despite being clearly superior, including a late penalty missed by Nerea Eizagirre.

With the fixture list tightening, the Real side coached by Gorka Álvarez are still winless this season: four defeats and three draws. They sit on two points, tied with the relegation places, in 14th, seven points adrift of the Women’s Champions League zone occupied by Madrid CFF.

Injuries pile up

Real Sociedad also deal with absences: they cannot count on Aiara Molina or Estensoro, with Aparicio Arola and Chacón unavailable as she was injured in Edinburgh. Marín should be fit after a knock, and Keefe is in her second call-up. Coach Unai Valverde summed it up: “Arola and Chacón won’t be available, but with the ones we have, we’ll go for an enormous challenge.”