Nigeria, March 2 -- Real Madrid missed a chance to cut down the lead enjoyed by their city rivals, Atletico at the summit of the La Liga as they were forced by Real Sociedad to a 1-1 draw on Monday night.

Zinedine Zidane's men were actually heading towards another shock home defeat before Vinicius Junior rescued the situation with his 89th-minute equaliser off an assist from Lucas Vazquez.

The solitary point sees Real Madrid drop to third with 53 points after 25 games.

Sociedad are in fifth place and have a huge chance of a top-four finish and a return to the Champions League they were last in 2013/14.

In Monday's game, Sociedad took the lead via a Portu header on 55 minutes only for Vinicius Junior to rescue a point for the home side...