Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, May 20, 2023
Real Sociedad WDWWD 2
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Barcelona WLWWW 1
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Match Report

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Real Sociedad inflict Barcelona's first LaLiga home loss ahead of trophy celebration

Real Sociedad won 2-1 at Barcelona on Saturday, handing the LaLiga champions their first home defeat of the season on a day when they were celebrating their title triumph.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
4
32.7
Possession
67.3
13
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
251
Accurate Passes
582
321
Passes
664
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
48
24
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
5
30
Effective Clearances
8
30
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:02 Alexander Sorloth doubles Sociedad's lead Watch on ESPN 00:54 Mikel Merino scores for Sociedad off early Barcelona turnover Watch on ESPN 00:48 Robert Lewandowski pulls one back with a header for Barcelona Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 23Jules KoundéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 28Alejandro BaldeRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 19Franck KessiéRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 7Ousmane DembéléLF
  11. 22RaphinhaRF

RSO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Álex RemiroG
  2. 24Robin Le NormandCD-L
  3. 5Igor ZubeldiaCD-R
  4. 15Diego RicoLB
  5. 6Aritz ElustondoRB
  6. 8Mikel MerinoAM
  7. 3Martín ZubimendiLM
  8. 4Asier IllarramendiRM
  9. 19Alexander SørlothF
  10. 7Ander BarrenetxeaAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed-Ali ChoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Barcelona 0, Real Sociedad 1. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
  2. 8' Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Jules Koundé.
  5. 53' Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Asier Illarramendi.
  7. 58' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Takefusa Kubo replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  8. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Raphinha.
  9. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Franck Kessié.
  10. 72' Goal! Barcelona 0, Real Sociedad 2. Alexander Sørloth (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi following a fast break.
  11. 72' Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 73' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Pablo Marín replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  13. 79' Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 79' Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 81' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Pacheco replaces Igor Zubeldia.
  16. 81' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  17. 84' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Sergio Busquets.
  18. 85' Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 86' Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  21. 90' Goal! Barcelona 1, Real Sociedad 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.

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