The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 4-4 draw

Real Madrid are heading into another summer of change with the departure of Carlo Ancelotti as Los Blancos welcome a Real Sociedad side that are in a similar position to the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid preview: Farewell to Carlo

Carlo Ancelotti will be departing Real Madrid this summer with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso expected to be in charge ahead of this summer’s 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with Madrid having underperformed by winning just the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

They will be seeking to finish the season with a flourish. They defeated nine-man Sevilla by two goals to nil at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Andalusia last weekend thanks to goals from likely La Liga golden boot winner Kylian Mbappe as well as England international Jude Bellingham.

Real Sociedad are also bidding farewell to their long-time manager, Imanol Aguacil. The Real Sociedad legend, who played for La Real, has been youth coach, B team assistant, B team coach, interim coach, B team coach and then first-team manager in the last 14 years.

He has been in charge of the first-team since 2018 but will be departing the Reale Arena after something of a stagnation this season. They did win their final home game of the campaign last weekend as they defeated Girona by three goals to two up in the Basque Country.

Real Madrid team news: Availability crisis

Real Madrid are dealing with several issues for this one with Jude Bellingham is now missing through suspension. They also have a few injury concerns, too, such as Antonio Rudiger, Eduardo Camavinga and Rodrygo among those sidelined for Los Blancos.

Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Lunin; Fede Valverde, Jacobo, Jesus Vallejo, Fran Garcia; Lucas Vazquez, Tchouameni, Modric, Dani Ceballos; Guler; Mbappe.

Real Sociedad team news: Nothing fresh

There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Real Sociedad to deal with this weekend as Orri Oskarsson is sidelined due to a hamstring injury, whilst the likes of Nayef Ageurd and Sheraldo Becker are both doubtful for La Real.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alex Remiro; Traore, Aritz Elustondo, Igor Zubeldia, Javi Lopez; Martin Zubimendi, Pablo Marin; Kubo, Brais Mendez, Ander Barrenetxea; Mikel Oyarzabal.