Real Sociedad vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
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Robert Lewandowski scores first Barcelona goals in big win over Real Sociedad
Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad on Sunday, their first win of the new LaLiga season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Balde following a fast break.
- 3': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 3': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 1. Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 8': Offside, Real Sociedad. Aritz Elustondo tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 10': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 21': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad).
- 21': Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
- 23': Offside, Real Sociedad. David Silva tries a through ball, but Mikel Merino is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 25': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 25': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad).
- 27': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 27': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 28': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 29': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 30': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Brais Méndez.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 35': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Eric García.
- 36': Attempt missed. Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brais Méndez following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong following a corner.
- 41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 41': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gavi with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Foul by David Silva (Real Sociedad).
- 43': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. David Silva (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aritz Elustondo.
- 44': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álex Remiro.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 1.
- 47': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
- 47': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 50': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': David Silva (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 51': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 51': Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': David Silva (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 53': Offside, Real Sociedad. Brais Méndez tries a through ball, but Robin Le Normand is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 56': Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': David Silva (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 58': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
- 58': Foul by Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad).
- 58': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, Real Sociedad. Alexander Isak tries a through ball, but Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 63': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 64': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi.
- 66': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 2. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 67': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 68': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 3. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 69': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Robert Navarro replaces Alexander Isak.
- 69': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Momo Cho replaces Takefusa Kubo.
- 69': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces David Silva.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 73': Attempt saved. Momo Cho (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 78': Offside, Real Sociedad. Momo Cho tries a through ball, but Robert Navarro is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Aritz Elustondo.
- 78': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Karrikaburu replaces Mikel Merino.
- 79': Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 4. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 81': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 81': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 83': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessie replaces Gavi.
- 85': Foul by Franck Kessie (Barcelona).
- 85': Robert Navarro (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Robert Navarro (Real Sociedad).
- 86': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 90': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 90': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+1': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 90'+1': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Franck Kessie.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Real Sociedad 1, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
RSO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 549 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 12 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Reale Arena
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 36,201
Venue: Reale Arena
Location: San Sebastián, Spain
Attendance: 36,201
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | +48 | 81 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | +27 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | +27 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +21 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Real Sociedad (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand  |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 3 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 12 | Aihen Muñoz |
| 6 | Aritz Elustondo |
| 21 | David Silva |
| 8 | Mikel Merino |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 19 | Alexander Isak |
Barcelona (3-2-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
| 8 | Pedri |
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