BARCELONA. Real Sociedad overcame FC Barcelona to win 2-1. A goal from R. Lewandowski  was decisive in the 90min. It was Real Sociedad to strike first with an early goal of Mikel Merino at the 6′. Then Alexander Sörloth scored again for Real Sociedad in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Robert Lewandowski  reduced the distance for FC Barcelona (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. FC Barcelona was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas assisted by Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Antonio Monter Soláns. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

1 - 2

Real Sociedad

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 151 Attack 72
  • 61 Dangerous attack 23
  • 83 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 68% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Real Sociedad was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Robert Lewandowski , Sergio Busquets, Marcos Alonso and Frenkie de Jong). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 4 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia, Jiri Malik, Takefusa Kubo and Carlos Fernández ).

Match Timeline

6'
Mikel Merino(goal)Alexander Sörloth
8'
Igor Zubeldia- Yellow
37'
Marcos Alonso- sub ->Jules Koundé
46'
R. Lewandowski- Yellow
53'
58'
Takefusa Kubo- sub ->Jiri Malik
58'
Ferran Torres- sub ->F. Kessie
63'
63'
72'
72'
73'
Pablo Marín- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea
Marcos Alonso- Yellow
79'
79'
Takefusa Kubo- Yellow
81'
Jon Pacheco- sub ->Alexander Sörloth
81'
Carlos Fernández - sub ->Igor Zubeldia
84'
85'
Carlos Fernández - Yellow
Frenkie de Jong- Yellow
85'
86'
R. Lewandowski(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this contest, FC Barcelona will stay with 85 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad will have 65 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Real Valladolid on the 23rd of May with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).

Real Sociedad will host Almería on the 23rd of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Almería (2 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.8
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
6.8
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
6.8
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
6.0
46'
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
6.8
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
84' 72'
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
7.0
63'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.1
85'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
6.2
53' 90'
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
7.2
86'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
G
Ander Astralaga 31.Spain
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
6.6
46' 79'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.6
84'
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
86'
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
6.4
63'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.7
63'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.8), Alejandro Baldé (6.8), Jules Koundé (6.0), Andreas Christensen (6.8), Jordi Alba (6.8), Franck Kessié (7.0), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Frenkie de Jong (7.1), Raphinha (7.0), Robert Lewandowski (6.2) and Ousmane Dembélé (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Sergi Roberto Carnicer, Pablo Torre, Ignacio Peña Sotorres, Marcos Alonso (6.6), Ferran Torres (6.4), Eric García (6.6), Ansu Fati (6.7) and Ander Astralaga Aranguren.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Jules Koundé for Marcos Alonso (46′), F. Kessie for Ferrán Torres (63′), Raphinha for Ansu Fati (63′), Sergio Busquets for Eric García (84′) and Ousmane Dembélé for Pablo Torre Carral (86′).

Best player: Ousmane Dembélé​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ousmane Dembélé.

His rating is (7.2) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 23. He performed 4 crosses.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
7.2
D
Diego Rico 15.Spain
7.1
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
6.4
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
7.1
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.8
81' 8'
M
Asier Illarramendi 4.Spain
6.6
58' 37'
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.3
6'
M
Martín Zubimendi 3.Spain
7.3
M
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
5.5
73'
M
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
7.4
58'
F
Alexander Sørloth 19.Norway
8.0
81' 72'
Substitutes
G
Andoni Zubiaurre 13.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
81'
D
Aihen Muñoz 12.Spain
D
Álex Sola 2.Spain
D
Andoni Gorosabel 18.Spain
6.5
58'
M
Robert Navarro 17.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
M
Ander Guevara 16.Spain
M
Pablo Marín 42.Spain
6.2
73'
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
6.8
58' 79'
F
Carlos Fernández 9.Spain
6.2
81' 85'
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain

Real Sociedad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (7.2), Aritz Elustondo (6.4), Igor Zubeldia (6.8), Robin Le Normand (7.1), Diego Rico (7.1), Asier Illarramendi (6.6), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Mohamed-Ali Cho (7.4), Mikel Merino (7.3), Ander Barrenetxea (5.5) and Alexander Sørloth (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jon Pacheco, Carlos Fernández (6.2), Aihen Muñoz Capellán, Robert Navarro Muñoz, Beñat Turrientes Imaz, Andoni Zubiaurre Dorronsoro, Alex Sola López Ocaña, Ander Guevara Lajo, Pablo Marín (6.2), Takefusa Kubo (6.8), Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte and Andoni Gorosabel (6.5).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Jiri Malik for Takefusa Kubo (58′), Momo Cho for Gorosabel (58′), Ander Barrenetxea for Pablo Marín Tejada (73′), Alexander Sörloth for Jon Pacheco (81′) and Igor Zubeldia for Carlos Fernández (81′).

Best player: Alexander Sørloth​

The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Alexander Sørloth.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​