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Real Sociedad Triumphs Over Barcelona in Thrilling Match at Anoeta
San Sebastián witnessed an electrifying encounter where Real Sociedad secured a valuable victory against Barcelona in a match full of emotions and controversies. The final score reflected the intensity of the game, which unfolded at the Reale Arena under the watchful eye of referee Jesús Gil Manzano.
The match began with controversy, as two Barcelona goals were disallowed by VAR, one in the 7th minute and another in the 28th, thwarting the visiting team’s early aspirations. Real Sociedad seized their moment, and in the 32nd minute, M. Oyarzabal opened the scoring with a goal, assisted by G. Guedes. The intensity of the game was reflected in several yellow cards, first for B. Turrientes of Real Sociedad in the 37th minute, and then for J. Aramburu in the 51st minute.
In the second half, Barcelona managed to equalize in the 70th minute with a goal by M. Rashford, assisted by Lamine Yamal. However, the Catalans’ joy was short-lived, as just a minute later, G. Guedes restored Real Sociedad’s lead with a goal, assisted by C. Soler. The game remained highly contested, with yellow cards for E. Garcia, I. Zubeldia, R. Lewandowski, and Fermin. Real Sociedad suffered the expulsion of C. Soler in the 88th minute.
Despite Barcelona’s dominance in ball possession (72% compared to Real Sociedad’s 28%) and a greater number of shots (24 against 7), Real Sociedad demonstrated effectiveness, seizing their opportunities and defending their lead tooth and nail. Of Real Sociedad’s 7 shots, 6 were on target, while Barcelona, out of their 24 shots, only managed to put 9 between the posts. The match ended with Real Sociedad’s victory, leaving Barcelona with the bitterness of the disallowed goals and the inability to transform their dominance into goals.
Substitutions real sociedad: at minute 58 B. Turrientes came in and J. Gorrotxategi went out., at minute 58 B. Mendez came in and A. Odriozola went out., at minute 69 T. Kubo came in and A. Barrenetxea went out., at minute 69 S. Gomez came in and A. Munoz went out., at minute 82 J. Aramburu came in and D. Caleta-Car went out.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 62 F. Torres came in and R. Lewandowski went out., at minute 62 A. Balde came in and J. Cancelo went out., at minute 63 D. Olmo came in and M. Rashford went out., at minute 85 J. Kounde came in and R. Bardghji went out., at minute 86 P. Cubarsi came in and G. Martin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Real Sociedad
Titulares:
Barcelona
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