A make-up match in the 21st round was played at the home of Mallorca, where Mallorca hosted Real Sociedad, with Merino assisting David Silva to open the scoring in the first half and Melino scoring another goal for Real Sociedad in the second half, leading to a 2-0 away win over Mallorca.
After scoring all three points in the make-up match, Real Sociedad overtook Villarreal in the table and returned to the top six of the table, just one point away from fourth-placed Barca, while Mallorca swallowed a three-game losing streak to lead the relegation zone by just five points.
Royal Mallorca 0-2 Royal Sociedad
Merino's pass to Silva scored with Real Sociedad back in the top six
In a make-up match in the 21st round, Mallorca hosted Real Sociedad, Merino directly assisted David Silva to score for Real Sociedad in the first half, and In the second half Merino scored another goal to seal the win, and finally Real Sociedad beat Mallorca 2-0 away, overpowering Villarreal to return to the top six of the table, Mallorca suffered a three-game la Liga defeat to rank 16th in the table.
In the 14th minute of the first half, David Silva crossed and Salrot grabbed the point and shot high over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, David Silva received a direct ball from Merino and pushed the ball in, giving Real Sociedad a 1-0 away lead over Mallorca in the first half.
In the 55th minute, Kubo's volley was slightly off the goal, and in the 61st minute, Real Sociedad opened a corner, and Merino scored the ball in front of goal, making it 2-0.
At the end of the match, Real Sociedad beat Mallorca 2-0 away, scoring three points and overtaking Villarreal to reach sixth place in the table.