Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Match Report – La Liga 24/25

Results, Highlights, Stats, , and Player Ratings

Real Sociedad defeated Barcelona 1-0 at the Blaugrana, marking the end of FC Barcelona’s seven-game winning streak in all competitions.

Match Highlights

• Barcelona’s VAR Controversy: In the 12th minute, Robert Lewandowski shot from the center of the box with his right foot, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR review. Barcelona missed a goal and this affected their performance.

• Becker Helps Real Sociedad Take the Lead: In the 32nd minute, Sheraldo Becker scored to give Real Sociedad the lead.

• Barcelona Misses Lamine Yamal: Without Lamine Yamal, Barcelona looked disorganized. It was one of their worst performances this season. The team’s passing was not smooth, their attack lacked creativity, and there were many defensive mistakes.

• Real Sociedad Holds On to the Lead: Although Barcelona tried to fight back in the second half, Real Sociedad’s solid defense and Barcelona’s mistakes prevented them from scoring. Barcelona lost 1-0.

This loss reduced Barcelona’s lead at the top to 6 points, though they remain in first place.  It also moved Real Sociedad up to 8th place with 18 points, ahead of RCD Mallorca and Girona FC by one goal on goal difference.

Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Stats

• Barcelona had much more possession than Real Sociedad, which shows they were in control of the game.

• Although Real Sociedad had less possession, they had more shots than Barcelona, showing they were more efficient in counterattacks and quick plays.

• Barcelona‘s shot accuracy was zero, with all 11 shots off target. In contrast, Real Sociedad had a higher shot accuracy, scoring the only goal with their one on-target shot. This clearly shows Barcelona‘s attack was lacking in this match and needs improvement.

Barcelona dominated possession but couldn’t score. Real Sociedad made the most of their limited time and scored efficiently.

Barcelona Player Ratings

Inaki Pena – 5: Made an excellent save early in the second half to keep the score at 1-0, but his error led to the chance that resulted in the goal.

Jules Koundé – 4: A disappointing night for the Frenchman. A costly mistake late in the first half nearly allowed Real Sociedad to go 2-0 up.

Pau Cubarsi – 5: Showed his talent with a lovely pass to Frenkie de Jong in the first half, but struggled defensively with constant threats from Becker and Mikel Oyarzabal.

Inigo Martínez – 6: Solid defensively, but couldn’t break through the strong defensive line led by Oyarzabal. A frustrating night for him.

Alejandro Baldé – 4: Had a tough battle against the strong Takefusa Kubo and struggled to cope with his pace and skill.

Marc Casado – 5: Felt the pressure from Real Sociedad’s relentless pressing and couldn’t keep up with their intensity.

Frenkie de Jong – 5: Still not back to his best after a long rest. Was substituted at halftime due to injury concerns.

Fermin López – 4: This was his second league start this season but failed to take his chance. Missed a golden opportunity in the 60th minute with a shot over the bar.

Pedri – 6: Played better after Dani Olmo came on, but still had little impact on the game overall.

Raphinha – 4: After a strong season so far, he was quiet at the Reale Arena. Flick needed him to step up in the absence of Yamal, but he didn’t deliver.

Robert Lewandowski – 6: Seemed to have scored, but the goal was controversially ruled out. Besides that, he was mostly quiet.

Substitutes:

Dani Olmo – 6: Came on at halftime and brought some much-needed energy to Barcelona’s attack, but failed to threaten Real Sociedad enough.

Ansu Fati – 5: Didn’t cause much trouble for Real Sociedad’s defense. Needs more playing time to make an impact.