La Liga
Barcelona 1-2 Real Sociedad
Barcelona vs Real Sociedad finished 1-2 in La Liga. Key event: 4' Mikel Merino (assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.41 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 45.1%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 7-1-0. Home form: W W W L W; Away form: D W W D W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W W W L W
12 pts, goals 11-4, 2.20 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
D W W D W
11 pts, goals 8-3, 1.60 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Barcelona · season record
27 W · 4 D · 3 L
2022/2023: 34 recorded matches, goals 64–13; before 20 May 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Real Sociedad · season record
18 W · 8 D · 8 L
2022/2023: 34 recorded matches, goals 45–31; before 20 May 2023 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 26 shots · 3 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 47 events
4'
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shot
Mikel Merino
RSO assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.41 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 45.1%
5'
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Goal
Mikel Merino
0–1 RSO assist Alexander Sørloth
6'
•
shot
Mohamed Ali-Cho
RSO assist Martín Zubimendi · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 26.9%
8'
Yellow
Igor Zubeldia
RSO Yellow card
14'
•
shot
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR assist Robert Lewandowski · xG 0.24 · Open Play · location 97.4%, 59%
15'
•
shot
Franck Kessié
BAR xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 55.7%
20'
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shot
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.9%, 71.3%
22'
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shot
Robert Lewandowski
BAR xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 74.8%, 57.8%
23'
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shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.15 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 94.7%, 30.1%
26'
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shot
Robert Lewandowski
BAR assist Raphinha · xG 0.53 · Open Play · location 95.4%, 51%
27'
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shot
Ander Barrenetxea
RSO xG 0.43 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.3%, 56.4%
29'
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shot
Mohamed Ali-Cho
RSO assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91%, 50%
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30'
shot
Ousmane Dembélé
BAR assist Jordi Alba · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.4%, 64.4%
31'
shot
Ander Barrenetxea
RSO assist Mohamed Ali-Cho · xG 0.39 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.2%, 40.4%
32'
shot
Jordi Alba
BAR assist Sergio Busquets · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 71.3%
37'
Yellow
Asier Illarramendi
RSO Yellow card
46'
Sub
Marcos Alonso
BAR on for Jules Koundé
53'
Yellow
Robert Lewandowski
BAR Yellow card
55'
shot
Diego Rico
RSO assist Alexander Sørloth · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.6%, 73.2%
58'
Sub
Takefusa Kubo
RSO on for Mohamed Ali Cho
58'
Sub
Andoni Gorosabel
RSO on for Asier Illarramendi
60'
shot
Andoni Gorosabel
RSO assist Takefusa Kubo · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.2%, 31.4%
63'
Sub
Ansu Fati
BAR on for Franck Kessié
63'
Sub
Ferran Torres
BAR on for Raphinha
68'
shot
Jordi Alba
BAR assist Álex Balde · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 73.3%, 53.9%
71'
shot
Alexander Sørloth
RSO assist Martín Zubimendi · xG 0.36 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.7%, 42.1%
72'
Yellow
Sergio Busquets
BAR Yellow card
72'
Goal
Alexander Sørloth
0–2RSO assist Martín Zubimendi
73'
Sub
Pablo Marín
RSO on for Ander Barrenetxea
79'
Yellow
Takefusa Kubo
RSO Yellow card
79'
Yellow
Marcos Alonso
BAR Yellow card
80'
shot
Takefusa Kubo
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90.8%, 49.3%
81'
Sub
Carlos Fernández
RSO on for Alexander Sørloth
81'
Sub
Jon Pacheco
RSO on for Igor Zubeldia
84'
Sub
Eric García
BAR on for Sergio Busquets
85'
Yellow
Carlos Fernández
RSO Yellow card
85'
Yellow
Frenkie de Jong
BAR Yellow card
86'
Sub
Pablo Torre
BAR on for Ousmane Dembélé
87'
shot
Pablo Marín
RSO assist Mikel Merino · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.8%, 68.9%
90'
Goal
Robert Lewandowski
1–2BAR assist Ferran Torres
91'
shot
Robert Lewandowski
BAR assist Anssumane Fati · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.5%, 50.5%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 10-2-0
Barcelona leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 10 wins, 2 losses, 0 draws. Latest meeting: 18 Jan 2026 · Real Sociedad vs Barcelona · 2 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Real Sociedad
4-2-3-1 · Manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea 1
Á
Álex Remiro
GK
6
A
Aritz Elustondo
DEF
5
I
Igor Zubeldia
DEF
24
R
Robin Le Normand
DEF
15
D
Diego Rico
DEF
4
A
Asier Illarramendi · Captain
MID
3
M
Martín Zubimendi
MID
11
M
Mohamed Ali Cho
MID
8
M
Mikel Merino
MID
7
A
Ander Barrenetxea
MID
19
A
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
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18
A
Andoni Gorosabel
DEF
14
T
Takefusa Kubo
MID
42
P
Pablo Marín
MID
20
J
Jon Pacheco
DEF
9
C
Carlos Fernández
FWD
13
A
Andoni Zubiaurre
GK
12
A
Aihen Muñoz
DEF
16
A
Ander Guevara
MID
22
B
Beñat Turrientes
MID
17
R
Robert Navarro
MID
10
M
Mikel Oyarzabal
FWD
2
Á
Álex Sola
DEF
Barcelona
4-3-3 · Manager Xavi 1
M
Marc-André Ter Stegen
GK
28
A
Alejandro Balde
DEF
23
J
Jules Koundé
DEF
15
A
Andreas Christensen
DEF
18
J
Jordi Alba
DEF
19
F
Franck Kessié
MID
5
S
Sergio Busquets · Captain
MID
21
F
Frenkie de Jong
MID
22
R
Raphinha
FWD
9
R
Robert Lewandowski
FWD
7
O
Ousmane Dembélé
FWD
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17
M
Marcos Alonso
DEF
11
F
Ferran Torres
FWD
10
A
Ansu Fati
FWD
24
E
Eric García
DEF
32
P
Pablo Torre
MID
13
I
Iñaki Peña
GK
31
A
Ander Astralaga
GK
20
S
Sergi Roberto
DEF