Eight goals, five for the visitors, and one player stood above the rest of it. Felicia Schröder scored twice and added an assist as Real Madrid won 5-3 away at Real Sociedad, a match that never settled into a rhythm and never needed to once she got going.
Three goal involvements from an attacker in a game with eight total goals is the kind of afternoon that decides matches on its own, and Schröder's contribution, two goals and one assist, accounted for three of Real Madrid's five.
A performance to match the scoreline
Her match rating of 9.9 tells its own story. In a game this chaotic, both sides trading blows and Real Sociedad twice finding the net themselves, Schröder was the one constant that Real Madrid could rely on, either finishing chances herself or setting them up for someone else to finish.
Real Sociedad were not passive in defeat. Scoring three goals against a side as strong as Real Madrid is no small thing, but it simply was not enough to contain an opponent with Schröder in this kind of form.
By the numbers
- Goals: 2
- Assists: 1
- Total goal involvements: 3
- Match rating: 9.9
- Final score: Real Sociedad 3-5 Real Madrid
Three goal involvements and a rating close to perfect make this the kind of display that puts Schröder at the top of the pile among attacking players this weekend. Real Madrid needed every one of her contributions to get through a match that could easily have slipped away given how often Real Sociedad found the back of the net themselves.