Barcelona Player Ratings Vs. Real Sociedad: Winning Streak Ended On Night Of Misfortune

Barcelona were stunned successful their sojourn to San Sebastián connected Sunday night, falling to a 2–1 conclusion against Real Sociedad to driblet points successful La Liga for nan first clip since precocious October.

Mikel Oyarzabal sewage nan hosts successful beforehand contempt Barcelona dominating nan first half. The league-leaders answered done Marcus Rashford halfway into nan 2nd half but Gonçalo Guedes responded conscionable a infinitesimal later to reconstruct nan lead pinch what turned retired to beryllium nan match-winner.

It was simply one of those games for Barcelona, who mislaid aft getting 3 goals disallowed, a punishment determination overturned by VAR and seeing 5 different shots deed nan woodwork. It was an incredibly frustrating consequence for Hansi Flick’s men, who emphatically dominated each game.

The conclusion sees Barcelona’s lead atop nan La Liga standings enactment astatine conscionable 1 constituent aft Real Madrid’s triumph connected Saturday. It besides snaps an 11-game winning streak that equalled nan second-best people successful nine history.

Barcelona Player Ratings vs. Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1)

*Ratings provided by FotMob*

GK: Joan García—6.0: It appears Joan García is quality aft all. Although he was seldom tested connected nan night, he must beryllium held responsible for Real Sociedad’s 2nd extremity and astir gifting distant a third.

RB: Jules Koundé—6.8: Was to blasted for leaving Oyarzabal wholly unmarked successful Real Sociedad’s opener and nan buildup for nan 2nd extremity started pinch his grounded attempted clearance. Unfortunately his lapses successful attraction defensively person go a recurring rumor this term.

CB: Pau Cubarsí—7.0: Ironically Cubarsí was 1 of nan champion performers contempt nan losing effort. He nullified Brais Méndez, was precise successful buildup and made a stellar headed-save to contradict Real Sociedad’s third.

CB: Eric García—6.6: Playing arsenic nan past man successful defense, he delivered cardinal interceptions that would’ve near Real Sociedad attackers done connected goal. His versatility and expertise to win successful different roles proceed to beryllium impressive.

LB: Alejandro Balde—6.9: Didn’t put a ft incorrect defensively but plentifulness of Barcelona attacks that appeared menacing ended owed to his inability to make speedy decisions successful nan last third, stalling nan attacks.

DM: Frenkie de Jong—7.4: Tirelessly covered ground, securing a glut of recoveries and allowing Pedri to drift into a much beforehand position. He struggled to support power erstwhile nan crippled turned chaotic successful nan last 20 minutes.

CM: Pedri—8.2: Yet different masterful showing from nan midfielder who was flawless successful his distribution and nan crippled was played astatine nan tempo he imposed. Still, he’ll beryllium disappointed he squandered a very clear chance to put his broadside successful front.

RW: Lamine Yamal—9.1: Added a mates of jaw-dropping dribbles to his already lengthy play item reel. Was nan champion subordinate connected nan transportation and will beryllium incredibly disappointment his extremity was waved disconnected for a arguable offside call.

AM: Fermín López—6.7: A quiet nighttime from López who grounded to present nan type of capacity he’d produced to commencement nan year. Operating successful plentifulness of abstraction betwixt nan lines, he could’ve had a much important impact.

LW: Dani Olmo—7.8: Starting successful spot of nan unavailable Raphinha, Olmo was routinely progressive successful nan building of Barcelona’s astir vulnerable attacks, particularly successful nan first half. Tried his luck a number of times but Álex Remiro and nan station doubly denied him.

ST: Ferran Torres—6.2: A spectator for overmuch of nan night—as has been nan lawsuit successful caller starts. His null publication successful link-up play has been usually masked by hims uncovering nan backmost of nan net, but was ne'er fixed a chance to make a difference.

Subs not used: Marc-André ter Stegen(GK), Wojciech Szczęsny (GK), Ronald Araújo, Marc Casadó, Marc Bernal.

Real Sociedad (4-4-2)

Starting XI: Álex Remiro; Jon Aramburu, Jon Martín, Igor Zubeldia, Sergio Gómez; Takefusa Kubo, Beñat Turrients, Carlos Soler, Gonçalo Guedes; Brais Méndez, Mikel Oyarzabal.

Subs used: Álvaro Odriozola, Jon Gorrotxategi, Aihen Muñoz, Ander Barrenetxea, Duje Ćaleta-Car.

Player of nan Match: Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

Real Sociedad 2–1 Barcelona—How It Unfolded astatine Anoeta

Much for illustration successful nan midweek conflict against Racing Santander, Real Sociedad greeted Barcelona pinch a defender of grant to congratulate them for their Spanish Super Cup triumph a week ago. With relentless rainfall falling connected nan transportation astatine Anoeta, nan hosts thought they scored nan opener wrong nan first minute, but Oyarzabal’s header was waved disconnected for offside.

Less than 2 minutes later, Lamine Yamal recovered an incoming Pedri successful nan bosom of nan punishment area, but Álex Remiro stood patient and saved a changeable that nan midfielder was incapable to spot into nan bottommost corner.

Barcelona continued to look menacing and their aggravated pressing astir resulted successful nan opener. Fermín López buried a changeable into nan bottommost corner, but nan extremity was disallowed aft VAR deemed Dani Olmo had fouled Takefusa Kubo successful nan betterment that started nan action.

The Blaugrana attacking onslaught continued but Frenkie de Jong and Yamal were besides victims of nan offside flag, denying them from scoring nan would-be opener—the second offside telephone was arsenic adjacent arsenic tin be. To make matters worse, Gonçalo Guedes sent successful a cleanable transverse for an unmarked Oyarzabal astatine nan backmost post, and nan Spanish talisman fired a volley into nan backmost of nan nett to springiness nan hosts nan lead 32 minutes in.

Barcelona thought they had won a punishment successful nan last minutes of nan half, but nan determination was erstwhile again overturned for offside. Although Flick’s broadside looked fluid successful onslaught and dominated nan entirety of nan first half, they went into nan passageway trailing for nan first clip successful 7 games.

The book didn’t alteration aft nan restart, pinch nan visitors generating chances a plenty. Olmo doubly had nan opportunity to bring his broadside level, but nan station denied him connected 2 occasions wrong nan opening 5 minutes of nan 2nd half.

Flick turned to his chair looking for answers, introducing Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford and wintertime signing João Canceclo searching for nan comeback. The seasoned Pole instantly had a chance to people an equalizer, but Remiro produced 1 of nan saves of nan play and nan crossbar was erstwhile again unkind to Barcelona.

Then, successful a frenetic mates of minutes, Rashford brought Barcelona level pinch a header from short region from a Yamal cross. But little than a infinitesimal later Guedes sewage to nan extremity of a rebound and fired Real Sociedad backmost into nan lead erstwhile prersented pinch an quiet nett aft an uncharacteristic clumsy action from goalkeeper Joan García, who carelessly abandoned his goal.

Real Sociedad’s 2nd stunned Barcelona, who struggled to respond successful nan ensuing minutes. The Catalans erstwhile again tilted nan transportation and Cancelo recovered an unmarked Koundé, who climbed highest only to slam his header onto nan underside of nan crossbar.

Carlos Soler forced nan hosts to play nan last minutes of nan crippled pinch 10 men aft an egregious tackle connected Pedri earned him a reddish card. Although Barcelona pushed guardant pinch intensity, they weren’t capable to find nan backmost of nan nett again—yet they did negociate to deed nan station successful stoppage clip for nan 5th clip successful nan contest. Flick’s men will beryllium incredibly irritated astatine nan consequence fixed really things transpired connected nan night.

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