RSO 1-0 BAR Highlights, La Liga 2024-25: Barcelona suffers shock 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad

It is now or never for Barcelona but the players cannot find a way past the Sociedad defence. And that is it as the referee looks at his watch and blows the whistle for full-time.

Raphinha tries to find Balde on the right. Substitute Elustondo comes sliding in to clear the ball away for a throw-in.

Barcelona: Pedri is replaced by Pau Victor

Four minutes of added time to play.

Gavi finds Raphinha on the right. He tries to get past his man but ends up slipping and handling the ball on his way to the ground.

Zubeldia is shown a yellow card for a foul on Lewandowski.

A ball played through to Lewandowski by Balde. The flag goes up for offside against the Pole in the end.

Real Sociedad: Munoz is replaced by Javi Lopez

Barcelona: Kounde is replaced by Gavi

Brais Mendez is shown a yellow card for a foul on Pedri.

A corner is played short on the left by Barca. Olmo gets the ball outside the box and take a shot which goes well wide of the goal.

A ball is played through for Oskarsson. He does not have the pace to reach it before it goes out. The flag goes up for offside on the far side anyway.

Barcelona gets a freekick in the middle of the pitch after Sergio Gomez fouls Pedri.

Ansu Fati with the ball on the left. He passes it to the edge of the box but the ball is intercepted well by the Real Sociedad defence.

Mendez plays a corner in from the left. Kubo is free inside the box and hits it first time. The Barca defense does well to make the block.

A ball is played over the top for Barrenetxea. He gets in the box and has an off-balance attempt at goal which goes out in the end.

Barcelona: Fermin Lopez is replaced by Ansu Fati.

A ball is played into the middle towards Mendez. He takes a touch and takes a shot from a tight angel which is blocked by Martinez.

Olmo wrestles with compatriot Zubimendi for the ball near the corner flag. Zubimendi ends up winning a freekick for his side. 

Balde wins a freekick on the left side of the pitch.

Barcelona has possession of the ball but cannot seem to find a way through the Real Sociedad players that are rejuvenated by the substitutions. 

Real Sociedad: Oyarzabal, Arambaru, Becker and Sucic are replaced by Sergio Gomez, Aritz Elustondo, Oskarsson and Barrenetxea.

Olmo dribbles away from Arambaru and gets into the box. He takes a shot which is blocked and falls for Lopez. He hits it first time and but cannot keep it on target. 

Fermin Lopez curls a ball into the box. Zubimendi gets his head on it and the ball almost goes into the net. Remire makes a goos save and concedes a corner.

Kubo goes down claiming a foul from Cubarsi on the right side of the pitch. The referee waves play on.

Sociedad has started the second half very well, frustrating the league leader by keeping possession of the ball.

Another chance for Real Sociedad. Kubo is brought down by Martinez on the right. The ball comes to Arambaru who drives down the right and plays a cross into the middle where a stretched Becker hits the ball off-target.

Martinez is shown a yellow for his foul in Kubo.

Pena with a poor clearance again and Mendez sends the ball towards goal. The ball is blocked by Cubarsi and it falls to Oyarzabal who hits it the first time. Pena recovers to make a good save.

Olmo triest to find Raphinha inside the box but Aramburu does well to head the ball away for a corner.

The corner is played short and Pedri curls a cross into the box. Cubarsi gets his head on it but does not keep the ball on target.

Freekick for Sociedad in the middle of the pitch after Kubo is fouled.

Olmo switches play to the right towards Kounde. However, the Frenchman runs out of room and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

Immediately a chance for Sociedad. Kubo plays a ball through for Becker who went behind Kounde. He takes a shot from way out which is easily saved by Pena.

Real Sociedad kicks off the second half shooting from left to right.

Barcelona: De Jong is replaced by Dani Olmo

And that is the last major action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

What a chance for Sociedad. Kounde gives away the ball to Kubo in Sociedad’s half. He finds Becker on the right who plays a perfect pass into the box for Oyarzabal. However, the Sociedad captain cannot keep his shot on target.

Three minutes of added time to play in the first half.

Raphinha gets the ball in the middle and tries to take a shot. He goes down claiming a foul from Kubo but the referee says play on.

Corner comes in from the left for Real Sociedad. The cross from Mendez is too heavy and the setpiece chance is wasted.

Barcelona wins a freekick in the middle of the pitch after Mendez fouls De Jong.

Raphinha puts a corner in from the right which is cleared away only as far as the edge of the box. Casado hits it on the volley and earns his side another corner

Error in communication on the right as Fermin and Balde collide and the ball ends up with Real Sociedad.

Kounde wins a freekick on the right side of the pitch.

Becker scores!! Pena’s goal kick is sent back to Barcelona’s half where Sucic uses his head to flick the ball forward. The Barca players are caught off guard and Becker gets the ball and slots it into the bottom right corner.

Arambaru plays a ball over the top for Oyarzabal. Pena comes way off his line to head the ball away.

Brilliant play from Kubo. He dribbles through the Barca players and gets into the box before cutting to his left. He takes a shot and forces another good save from Pena.

Brais Mendez stands over the freekick and keeps it on target. Inaki Pena stands his ground and punches the ball away for a corner.

Becker wins Sociedad a freekick is a good shooting position.

Play resumes.

And play is stopped as Frenkie de Jong goes down to the ground. Medical staff is on the pitch and it looks like he can continue.

Real Sociedad is enjoying possession of the ball now. Mendez gets the ball on the left and he gets past his man. He puts a cross which is eventually cleared away by Frrenki de Jong.

Pedri gets the ball on the right and curls a cross into the middle. However, no one is there and Aramburu cooly heads the ball back to the keeper.

Kubo gets into the box from the right and puts a low pass into the six-yard area. Oyarzabal gets a touch on the ball but Cubarsi does well to make a block.

Barca tries to counter and Arambaru earns a yellow card after pulling down De Jong.

Raphinha puts the freekick into the box. Martinez heads it back into the middle where Cubarsi meets it. However, he does not keep his header on target.

Balde wins a freekick on the left side of the box after drawing a foul from Arambaru.

Kounde almost gives away the ball in a dangerous place but Martinez does well to clear the ball away from danger.

Lewandowski scores!! De Jong gets the ball in the middle of the pitch and drives towards the box. He takes a shot which rebounds off a Sociedad player and falls into the path of Lewandowski. He finishes it into the net.

But a check is going on and VAR rules out the goal for offside against Lewandowski.

Sociedad is enjoying possession now. A long diagonal pass is played to Becker down the left but he does reach it as it goes out for a throw-in.

Lovely quick exchanges on the right side between Fermin and Pedri with the latter driving down the wing. He tries to find Lewandowski but ends up giving away the ball.

A ball is played to Kubo down the right but the flag goes up for offside immediately.

Real Sociedad gets a freekick after Martinez fouls Kubo.

De Jong tries to find Kounde on the right but Munoz cuts off the pass. Casado barges in to win possession back for Barcelona.

Barcelona is enjoying a good spell of possession which ends with a foul by Kounde on Munoz.

Casado wins possession and sets Frenkie de Jong off on a run with the ball. He gives it to Raphinha who puts a cross into the middle. Lewandowski jumps but cannot reach the ball and the chance is wasted.

Raphinha at the other end. He takes a shot from the left but the Sociedad defense does well to block the shot.

Sociedad on an early attack. Kubo drives down the left wing and cuts a pass into the middle. Sucic is there but Casado does enough to throw his shot off target.

Barcelona kicks off the match shooting from left to right.

There is a minute’s silence before kick-off to pay respects to the victims and the families affected by the deadly Valencia floods, which claimed more than 200 lives.

The players are making their way back into the Anoeta Stadium. Frenkie de Jong leads Barcelona while Mikel Oyarzabal leads Real Sociedad.

Remiro (gk), Zubeldia, Aguerd, Aramburu, Munoz, Becker, Zubimendi, Sucic, Mendez, Kubo, Oyarzabal

Pena (gk), Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde, Casado, De Jong, Pedri, Raphinha, Lewandowski, Lopez

Real Soceidad: Remiro (gk). Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz, Zubimendi, Kubo, Mendez, Sucic, Becker, Oyarzabal

FC Barcelona: Pena (gk), Kounde, Cubarsi, I Martinez, Balde, De Jong, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski

The Real Sociedad vs FC Barcelona La Liga 2024-25 match will kick off at 1:30 AM IST, on November 11, Monday at the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.

The match will not be telecast on any channel in India. The game will be live-streamed on the GXR World app and website.