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

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

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.

LALIGA News

All news
News Sam Marsden Pedri says Barcelona paid for stupid mistakes in loss to Real Madrid Midfielder Pedri lamented stupid makes and slowness on the ball as Barcelona's perfect start to the LaLiga season was ended by Real Madrid in the Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. News Alex Kirkland José Mourinho not satisfied with just beating Barcelona: 'Real Madrid play to win the league' José Mourinho said he's setting his sights even higher after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in Sunday's Clásico, saying "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou." Video McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga ESPN Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.