David Silva

Real Sociedad playmaker David Silva returned to the La Liga pitch at the weekend during the thrilling 2-2 draw with Spanish champions Atletico Madrid. David Silva made the starting XI for the first time since returning from his latest injury layoff.

Spanish player David Silva was involved in the last league game before Atletico Madrid upon his return from injury but he was benched for the entire duration of the game. The playmaker sat on the bench throughout the whole game as JulenLobete struck on the stroke of full-time to hand Real Sociedad a priceless 1-0 win over 10-man Real Mallorca at home thereby taking them to the top of the table.

Ex-Valencia and Manchester City star David Silva played his first game since his return from injury in the UEFA Europa League encounter at the home of Sturm Graz of Austria. Swedish international Alexander Isak scored the only goal of the match to give his Basque club a 1-0 away win over their 10-man Austrian opponents in the Group B clash.
In the latest league game, David Silva didn't make much of an impact for Real Sociedad on their way to establishing a two-goal lead. The two Alexanders in the Real Sociedad combined for the first goal as Isak provided the assist for Norwegian international Sorloth to give Sociedad a dream start after seven minutes. Atletico Madrid barely laid their hands on their visitors till the end of the first half.
Atletico Madrid were stunned at the start of the second half by Sociedad just like what was obtainable with the first half as Swedish footballer Isak turned scorer three minutes after restart.
Real Sociedad eventually lost their two-goal lead thanks to the two goals from Luis Suarez as Atletico Madrid earned a point via a 2-2 draw. His second was a spot kick on 77 minutes after he was fouled in the box by Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino.
David Silva lasted for 63 minutes of the game before he was replaced by defender Jon Pacheco. At the point of exit, Atletico Madrid had just pulled one back two minutes earlier.