Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Real Sociedad 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 90': Robert Lewandowski
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  • 5': Mikel Merino
  • 72': Alexander Sørloth

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.

Match Commentary

  • 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.
  • 8': Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Real Sociedad 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Jules Koundé.
  • 53': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Asier Illarramendi.
  • 58': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Takefusa Kubo replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Raphinha.
  • 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Franck Kessié.
  • 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.
  • 72': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Pablo Marín replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  • 79': Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Marcos Alonso (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Pacheco replaces Igor Zubeldia.
  • 81': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 85': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 88,049

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15 Andreas Christensen
23 Jules Koundé
18 Jordi Alba
28 Alejandro Balde
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong Yellow Card
19 Franck Kessié
9 Robert Lewandowski Yellow Card
7 Ousmane Dembélé
22 Raphinha

RSO Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Álex Remiro (GK)
24 Robin Le Normand
5 Igor Zubeldia Yellow Card
15 Diego Rico
6 Aritz Elustondo
8 Mikel Merino
3 Martín Zubimendi
4 Asier Illarramendi Yellow Card
19 Alexander Sørloth
7 Ander Barrenetxea
11 Mohamed-Ali Cho

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