Real Madrid Mayoral got the opening goal against Sociedad

Real Madrid have equaled the record of scoring in 73 consecutive matches set by Santos in 1963, after Borja Mayoral put them ahead against Real Sociedad.

The run began on April 30th, 2016, coincidentally also at Anoeta with Gareth Bale giving Los Blancos a 1-0 victory and since then no defence has been able to hold them at bay.

First they bettered the Spanish record that Barcelona had of scoring in 44 straight games and after that they overcame the European best of 61 by Bayern Munich before now equaling the all-time best set by Pele's Santos.

During the 73 games, Real have scored 198 goals with 49 by Cristiano Ronaldo, 21 from Karim Benzema, 20 by Alvaro Morata and 14 from Marco Asensio.

Santos' run coincided with them winning the Brazilian league in 1962 along with the Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. They hit 245 goals, won 52 games, lost seven and drew 14 with Pele himself netting 85 goals.

The last team that held out against Real was Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Champions League.