Actual Sociedad 1-0 Barcelona – Hosts declare beautiful win as La Liga leaders Barca stumble – Eurosport

Actual Sociedad handed Barcelona a second La Liga defeat of the season, completely outplaying the leaders in San Sebastian.

Sheraldo Becker’s first-half objective – taken properly after latching on to a flick-on – proved the distinction, although Actual Sociedad had loads of probabilities so as to add to the lead.

Becker, Mikel Oyarzabal and alternative Ander Barrenetxea all missed the goal when introduced with good alternatives to make it 2-0, whereas the anticipated Barca strain by no means arrived. They by no means even registered a shot heading in the right direction.

Barcelona have been lacking the injured Lamine Yamal and by no means seemed in rhythm. Even their greatest second, a Robert Lewandowski objective contentiously dominated out by VAR for offside, was scrappy and adopted a lucky ricochet.

Defeat means Barcelona’s lead has been minimize to 6 factors and chasing Actual Madrid have a sport in hand. Sociedad climb to eighth due to their second house victory of the league season.

Barcelona thought that they had opened the scoring after 13 minutes, just for VAR to intervene and rule Lewandowski was offside.

The one drawback is, it didn’t look offside on replay, and when a graphic was drawn up that didn’t settle it both, because it appeared the defender’s foot had been interpreted to be Lewandowski’s.

Spanish soccer isn’t in need of conspiracy theories round refereeing and this is not going to assist. If the expertise was working as meant and it was certainly Lewandowski’s boot that was offside, the authorities can be properly served to show that shortly, as the printed beamed around the globe painted a complicated image.

The hosts’ inventive spark and greatest participant, the one shock is Kubo was in a roundabout way concerned within the objective. His spectacular vary of passing precipitated Barcelona issues and, albeit in small portions, Kubo dribbled too properly for them too.

Actual Sociedad: Remiro 6, Aramburu 6, Zubeldia 7, Aguerd 6, Munoz 6, Zubimendi 7, Sucic 7, Mendez 6, Bekcer 7, Kubo 8, Oyarzabal 6. Subs: Oskarsson 6, Gomez 6, Barrenetxea 6, Elustondo 6, Lopez n/a.

Barcelona: Pena 6, Kounde 5, Cubarsi 6, Martinez 7, Balde 6, Fermin 5, Casado 5, De Jong 6, Pedri 5, Raphinha 4, Lewandowski 6. Subs: Olmo 4, Fati 5, Gavi n/a, Victor n/a

13′ – DISALLOWED GOAL! – De Jong is discovered with a line-splitting go, drives ahead and finds Lewandowski – by way of a ricochet – who reacts quickest and tucks house. Nonetheless, after a VAR evaluate it’s dominated out, the striker deemed offside.

33′ – GOAL! REAL SOCIEDAD 1-0 BARCELONA (BECKER) – The house crew rating in a flash! Pena’s objective kick is headed again the place it got here from, Sucic flicks on and Becker is quickest to the free ball earlier than firing previous Pena.

45+1′ – BIG MISS! – Kubo spins his marker and releases Becker, who in flip squares for Oyarzabal. It is an ideal probability and Oyarzabal shoots first-time, however sends the ball narrowly broad.

72′ – CHANCE! – A fast free-kick catches out Barca and units Barrenetxea in, but a slip as he shoots means the possibility goes to waste.