"Barcelona's 11-match winning run came to an end as 10-man Real Sociedad clung on to secure a 2-1 win over the LaLiga leaders in a gripping contest at the Reale Arena. Mikel Oyarzabal put Sociedad ahead at the interval after Barca had three goals chalked off and a penalty overturned for offside, but Marcus Rashford for the visitors levelled eight minutes after his introduction from the bench. Sociedad retook the lead less than a minute later through Gonçalo Guedes and not even Carlos Soler's straight red card in the closing stages could prevent them from claiming a hard-fought victory."
"Hansi Flick's side end the weekend just one point ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid after their third defeat of the season in the league, having dominated for large spells but finding luck go against them. They were denied by the goalframe on three occasions after the interval, while Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro made several outstanding saves, most notably from Dani Olmo and substitute Robert Lewandowski."
"It was Sociedad who first had the ball in the back of the net inside the opening minute only to be denied by the assistant referee, who flagged Oyarzabal after he glanced beyond Joan García, but Barcelona soon settled into the contest. Pedri should have done better than fire straight at Remiro after being picked out by Yamal, while Barcelona thought they scored when Fermín López drilled low into the net, but a foul on Takefusa Kubo in the build-up saw the effort chalked off following a VAR check. Frenkie de Jong got the final touch to Pedri's cross-cum-shot but he had strayed offside, as did Yamal, by the narrowest of margins, as he rifled beyond Remiro from an acute angle. Sociedad, though, did break the deadlock in the 32nd minute as Oyarzabal peeled away from his marker at the back post and dispatched a side-footed volley beyond Garcia from Guedes' cross."
Real Sociedad beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Reale Arena, ending Barcelona's 11-match winning run. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring before half-time after Barca had three goals disallowed and a penalty overturned for offside. Marcus Rashford levelled after coming off the bench, but Gonçalo Guedes restored Sociedad's lead almost immediately. Barcelona dominated large spells and struck the goalframe three times after the interval, while Sociedad goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro produced several crucial saves. Carlos Soler received a straight red in the closing stages, but Sociedad held on for a hard-fought victory.
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