Barcelona’s La Liga celebrations have been disrupted by a 2-1 defeat at home to Real Sociedad.
2022/2023 La Liga
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Match Report
La Blaugrana slipped to their first home league loss of the campaign, less than a week after being confirmed as Spanish champions, for the first time since 2019.
Xavi’s side struggled to cope with their Basque visitors from the start at the Camp Nou, as Alexander Sorloth slipped in Mikel Merino for the opening goals.
Barcelona did look to rally either side of the break, as Ousmane Dembele was superbly denied, on his return to the Barcelona starting line up.
Sorloth then went from provider to goal scorer in the closing stages, as he confidently doubled the visitors lead, to clinch the win.
Robert Lewandowski’s 21st league goal of the season offered Barcelona some hope in added time, but the away side sealed a win at the Camp Nou, for the first time in over three decades.
La Real now have a five point lead inside the top four with three games left to play.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
5' GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Real Sociedad (Merino)
16' Dembele's header stopped
23' Lewandowski's free kick sover the bar
30' Ter Stegen makes good save
37' Yellow Card! Illarramendi booked
53' Yellow Card! Lewandowski booked
66' Sorloth's header wide out
72' GOAL! Barcelona 0-2 Real Sociedad (Alexander Sørloth)
82' Ter Stegen makes decent save
90' GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 Real Sociedad (Lewandowski)
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, Alba, Busquets, Ter Stegen, Christensen, Kessie, Dembele, De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Álex Baldé
Subs: Roberto, Alonso, Pena, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Fati, Pablo Torre, Ander Astralaga
Real Sociedad XI: Illarramendi, Alexander Sørloth, Rico, Álex Remiro, Elustondo, Robin Le Normand, Merino, Zubeldía, Martín Zubimendi, Ander Barrenetxea, Momo Cho
Subs: Carlos Fernández, Gorosabel, Oyarzabal, Andoni Zubiaurre, Álex Sola, Ander Guevara, Takefusa Kubo, Aihen Muñoz, Robert Navarro, Beñat Turrientes, Jon Pacheco, Pablo Marín