Real Sociedad vs Barcelona, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona hold on to beat Real Sociedad thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goal
Barcelona moved back into second place in LaLiga after battling to a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad in San Sebastian on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 3': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Dani Alves.
- 4': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
- 5': Foul by Rafinha (Real Sociedad).
- 5': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad).
- 6': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 11': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Gavi.
- 11': Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 14': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Frenkie de Jong is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad).
- 16': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 18': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Alves.
- 23': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Ferran Torres.
- 26': Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 26': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 29': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 32': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 33': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Attempt saved. Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
- 34': Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 35': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 40': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
- 41': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 43': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 45': Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
- 50': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 50': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
- 57': Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad).
- 57': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
- 58': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 63': Foul by Diego Rico (Real Sociedad).
- 63': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Dani Alves because of an injury.
- 67': Offside, Barcelona. Marc-André ter Stegen tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 74': Foul by Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad).
- 74': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Rafinha (Real Sociedad).
- 77': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 78': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 80': Attempt saved. Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 80': Joseba Zaldua (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Guridi replaces Rafinha.
- 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Joseba Zaldua.
- 82': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Igor Zubeldia.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 83': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alexander Isak.
- 84': Offside, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 85': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Martín replaces Adnan Januzaj.
- 87': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Portu replaces Alexander Isak.
- 87': Attempt saved. Ander Martín (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 88': Foul by Ander Martín (Real Sociedad).
- 88': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
- 90'+2': Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Guevara replaces Martín Zubimendi.
- 90'+4': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 90'+7': Foul by Jon Guridi (Real Sociedad).
- 90'+7': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+9': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
- 90'+9': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
RSO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 349 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 448 | Passes | 542 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 31 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Anoeta
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
Attendance: 35,128
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Anoeta
Location: San Sebastian, Spain
Attendance: 35,128
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 32 | +55 | 82 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 32 | +37 | 73 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 32 | +20 | 62 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +18 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Real Sociedad (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand  |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 15 | Diego Rico |
| 2 | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 17 | Rafinha |
| 11 | Adnan Januzaj |
| 8 | Mikel Merino |
| 23 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 19 | Alexander Isak |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 8 | Dani Alves |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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