Overview
- Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2-1 at Anoeta, snapping Barça’s 11-game winning run as Mikel Oyarzabal and Gonçalo Guedes scored on either side of Marcus Rashford’s header.
- Barcelona had three goals disallowed and a penalty overturned, finished with an xG of 3.69, hit the woodwork four times, and were repeatedly denied by goalkeeper Alex Remiro.
- Captain Frenkie de Jong said the referee looked at him as if he were superior, complained the match ended right at nine added minutes, and received a booking for protesting.
- Coach Hansi Flick backed de Jong’s assessment of Gil Manzano’s performance but urged the team to move on after lamenting the defensive lapse following the equaliser.
- Despite the defeat, Barcelona remain top of La Liga by one point over Real Madrid after 20 games and now turn to Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Slavia Prague.