Barcelona has started this La Liga season with an amazing performance. Just before round 13, they played a Champions League game in Belgrade. Due to Yamal’s injury, he could not play in the match against Real Sociedad.
At the beginning of the game, Barcelona‘s performance was very good. Lewandowski scored a goal in the 13th minute. Earlier, Barcelona missed a few chances. VAR disallowed it due to an offside call; the decision looks dubious.
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At the moment of De Jong’s pass, Vibranti was made aware of who was near the goal. Agger and Lewandowski’s feet are almost side by side, causing problems.
After three replays, it seemed the defender’s feet were close. But the VAR figure suggests otherwise. Could the graphics be wrong? It is uncertain. An official statement about the potential VAR error may come soon.
Instead of 0-1, the score became 1-0 in Sociedad’s favor. In the 33rd minute, Barcelona tried an offside trap but failed. The defenders moved upfield, yet Sheraldo Becker stayed onside and fired a perfect shot into the far corner.
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Barcelona needed a change to go for the win. So Flick subbed midfielder De Jong for a more attacking option, Olmo. That didn’t help Barcelona regain control. Sociedad kept getting into the box again and again.
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Barcelona played quite aggressively but couldn’t manage a shot on target – a disappointing display from them.
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