James Rodriguez reacts after playing first game for Real Madrid this season

Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday late kick off. Goals from Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema gave Zinedine Zidane side the lead.

Although Merino pulled a goal back for the home side 83rd minutes as VAR also cancelled Adnan Januzaj strike.

Apparently, James Rodriguez who had not featured for the Los Blancos this campaign was handed a starting belt by Zidane.

He took to his social media space and express the joy of playing his fist game of the campaign.

He tweeted: "It is positive to play again after a few months. Day by day improving."

If you recall that James spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich.