La Liga · Sun, 18 Jan 2026 ·
Real Sociedad vs Barcelona — 2 - 1
Reale Arena · Referee: J. Manzano
Match report
Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2-1
Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga matchday 20 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at Reale Arena. M. Oyarzabal (32') and G. Guedes (71') scored for Real Sociedad, while M. Rashford (70') found the net for Barcelona. Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad, 88') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Real Sociedad had 28% of the ball and 7 shots (6 on target) against Barcelona’s 25 (9 on target). Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 9.3. The result leaves Real Sociedad 8th in the La Liga table on 10 points and Barcelona 1st on 21.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 20 Dec 2026, Barcelona – Real Sociedad
Match events
- 8'VAR decisionFermín LópezGoal cancelled
- 32'goalM. OyarzabalAssist: G. Guedes
- 37'yellow cardBeñat TurrientesYellow Card
- 45+7'VAR decisionLamine YamalPenalty cancelled
- 51'yellow cardJon AramburuYellow Card
- 58'substitutionB. TurrientesOff: J. Gorrotxategi
- 58'substitutionB. MendezOff: A. Odriozola
- 62'substitutionA. BaldeOff: J. Cancelo
- 62'substitutionF. TorresOff: R. Lewandowski
- 63'substitutionD. OlmoOff: M. Rashford
- 69'substitutionS. GomezOff: A. Munoz
- 69'substitutionT. KuboOff: A. Barrenetxea
- 70'goalM. RashfordAssist: Lamine Yamal
- 71'goalG. GuedesAssist: C. Soler
- 76'yellow cardEric GarcíaYellow Card
- 78'yellow cardIgor ZubeldiaYellow Card
- 82'substitutionJ. AramburuOff: D. Caleta-Car
- 83'yellow cardRobert LewandowskiYellow Card
- 85'yellow cardFermín LópezYellow Card
- 85'substitutionJ. KoundeOff: R. Bardghji
- 86'substitutionP. CubarsiOff: G. Martin
- 87'VAR decisionCarlos SolerCard upgrade
- 88'red cardCarlos SolerRed Card
- 90+10'yellow cardFrenkie de JongYellow Card
Lineups
Real Sociedad
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo
Starting XI
- 1A. RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 31J. MartinD
- 5I. ZubeldiaD
- 17S. GomezD
- 14T. KuboM
- 8B. TurrientesM
- 18C. SolerM
- 11G. GuedesM
- 23B. MendezF
- 10M. OyarzabalF
Substitutes
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 23J. KoundeD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 24E. GarciaD
- 3A. BaldeD
- 16FermínM
- 21F. de JongM
- 8PedriM
- 10Lamine YamalF
- 7F. TorresF
- 20D. OlmoF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 28%Possession72%
- 1.01Expected goals (xG)3.68
- 7Total shots25
- 6Shots on target9
- 1Shots off target11
- 1Blocked shots5
- 5Shots inside the box18
- 2Shots outside the box7
- 6Corners8
- 4Offsides3
- 13Fouls8
- 3Yellow cards4
- 1Red cards0
- 8Goalkeeper saves3
- 223Passes604
- 148Accurate passes535
- 66%Pass accuracy89%
- -0.55Goals prevented-0.55
Player statistics
Real Sociedad
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álex RemiroG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Jon AramburuD | 82 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Igor ZubeldiaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Sergio GómezD | 69 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Jon MartinD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Beñat TurrientesM | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Gonçalo GuedesM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 14Takefusa KuboM | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Carlos SolerM | 88 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 10Mikel OyarzabalF | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 23Brais MéndezF | 58 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Unai MarreroG | – | – | ||
| 3Aihen MuñozD | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Aritz ElustondoD | – | – | ||
| 16Duje Ćaleta-CarD | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Álvaro OdriozolaD | 32 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Jon GorrotxategiM | 32 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Mikel GotiM | – | – | ||
| 24Luka SučićM | – | – | ||
| 28Pablo MarínM | – | – | ||
| 7Ander BarrenetxeaF | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 19Jon KarrikaburuF | – | – | ||
| 47Job OchiengF | – | – |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 85 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Jules KoundéD | 85 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Eric GarcíaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8PedriM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 16Fermín LópezM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Frenkie de JongM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalFTop rated | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| 20Dani OlmoF | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| 1Marc-André Ter StegenG | – | – | ||
| 25Wojciech SzczęsnyG | – | – | ||
| 2João CanceloD | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Ronald AraújoD | – | – | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Marc CasadóM | – | – | ||
| 22Marc BernalM | – | – | ||
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Marcus RashfordF | 27 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 19Roony BardghjiF | 14 | 6.3 |