Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 9, 2016
Barcelona WWDLW 0
–
Real Sociedad LDLLW 1
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RSO101
Reale Arena · 27,484 att.

Match Report

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Barcelona stumble to defeat at Real Sociedad as La Liga lead shrinks

Barcelona lost 1-0 at Real Sociedad on Saturday while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both won to gain ground in the title race in La Liga.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
5
9
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
6
73.8
Possession
26.2
13
SHOTS
5
6
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
589
Accurate Passes
147
686
Passes
238
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
53
40
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
19
18
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
24
9
Clearances
30

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

RSO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 23Diego ReyesCD-L
  3. 3Mikel GonzálezCD-R
  4. 24Alberto de la BellaLB
  5. 30Aritz ElustondoRB
  6. 8Esteban GraneroCM
  7. 17David ZurutuzaLM
  8. 4Asier IllarramendiRM
  9. 11Carlos VelaF
  10. 28Mikel OyarzabalLF
  11. 10Xabi PrietoRF

Substitutes

  1. 29Igor ZubeldiaSUB
  2. 20Joseba ZaldúaSUB
  3. 31Ander BardajiSUB
  4. 14Rubén PardoSUB
  5. 7BrumaSUB
  6. 21Héctor HernándezSUB
  7. 22JonathasSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Claudio BravoG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 20Sergi RobertoLB
  5. 6Dani AlvesRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 12RafinhaLM
  8. 7Arda TuranRM
  9. 17Munir El HaddadiF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Andrés IniestaSUB
  2. 1Marc-André ter StegenSUB
  3. 18Jordi AlbaSUB
  4. 15Marc BartraSUB
  5. 23Thomas VermaelenSUB
  6. 4Ivan RakitićSUB
  7. 21AdrianoSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 0. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Xabi Prieto with a cross.
  2. 25' Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Arda Turan (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta replaces Rafinha.
  5. 59' Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Arda Turan.
  6. 68' Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergi Roberto.
  8. 76' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Zaldúa replaces Aritz Elustondo.
  9. 80' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Rubén Pardo replaces David Zurutuza.
  10. 88' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Héctor replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  11. 90'+2' Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

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