Bale double gives Real Madrid winning start

Football Soccer - Spanish Liga Santander - Real Sociedad v Real Madrid - Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain 21/08/16. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale (L) and Lucas Vazquez celebrate a goal. REUTERS/Vincent West

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Gareth Bale scored a double in a commanding 3-0 win for Real Madrid in their La Liga opener at Real Sociedad on Sunday, building on his stunning displays for Wales at Euro 2016.

Bale opened the scoring with a powerful header in the second minute and rounded off the win four minutes into added time with a simple finish after new arrival Marco Asensio had scored his first league goal for Real in the 40th with a sumptuous lob.