Zidane has his charges primed

Real boss hails Bale, Asensio after opening win

Coach Zinedine Zidane praised scorers Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio after Real Madrid got its La Liga campaign off to a strong start with a 3-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Real's boss was without injured starting forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema but a trip to a ground that has caused the club plenty of problems in the past got off to a flying start when Bale headed home in the second minute.