Countdown the lore! 1-0！ Ter Stegen made a number of saves, Lewandowski had 0 shots on goal, and Felix was dumb
In the 12th round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Real Sociedad as a guest. Barcelona has been okay in the league this season, with 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the first 11 league games. However, there are 4 games without a win and a lot of points have been conceded. Real Madrid, by contrast, have been even better, winning nine of their 11 matches. For Barcelona, it can't be easy to lose points anymore, otherwise it will be thrown farther and farther away by Real Madrid, and it will be difficult to chase. This time, Barcelona faced a strong Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad have won five of their first 11 league games and drawn four and are in 5th place. Last season, the two legs were won and lost. Obviously, this game will not be easy for Barca. As a result, Barcelona, who were playing away, scored three points at the last moment in an extremely passive situation.
In this game, Barcelona lined up 3412 formations. Felix and Lewandowski were at the front. Fermin López was behind them. Alex Balde, Gundogan, Gavi and Joao Cancelo make up the midfield four. Inigo Martinez, Jules Kounde and Araujo started the game at the back three. Ter Stegen was the starting goalkeeper. Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Yamal and Pedri were on the bench. Frenkie de Jong is out through injury.
Real Sociedad had a good chance shortly after the game began, when Barrenecheanche volleyed into the near corner and Ter Stegen saved the ball. Oyarzabal then had a one-on-one chance on the back pass of Jules Kounde, but his shot went just wide and it was a shame that such a good opportunity was not taken. Merino then headed wide. Barcelona got off to a rough start.
In the 14th minute, Hisashi shot from a small angle in the penalty area, but it was still defused by Ter Stegen. In the 26th minute, Cancelo cut inside with the ball on the right side and shot high. In the 38th minute, Felix burst into the penalty area with the ball and then fell to the ground, and the referee did not say anything. At half-time, neither side was able to score.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 49th minute, Felix and Mendes clashed, which gave them both a yellow card. Four minutes later, Hisashi sent an inverted triangle back pass on the right side of the penalty area, Mendes won the ball and pushed it into the far corner, but the power was insufficient, and the goalkeeper fell to the ground to confiscate the ball. In the 57th minute, Xavi made a substitution. Ferran Torres and Pedri came off the bench, with Fermin López and Robert Lewandowski coming on.
In the 60th minute, Inigo Martinez was shown a yellow card for a foul in a tackle. After that, Oyarzabal was kicked down in the box and the referee did not say anything. In the 70th minute, Barrenechea volleyed from the edge of the penalty area, and Ter Stegen saved again. In the last moments, Araujo headed in and the ball went in! The referee signalled for offside, but the goal was confirmed by VAR and the goal was valid. Barcelona completes the lore! It's incredible! In the end, Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 1-0. Barcelona played too badly in this game and struggled to get three points. Ter Stegen made a number of saves, Lewandowski slumped 0 shots, and Felix also had 0 shots.