Real Sociedad vs Barcelona: probable lineups and absences for the LaLiga match

The first half of the Real Sociedad-Barça match at Anoeta showed a clear double standard from VAR, heavily favoring the San Sebastián team. Fermín López and Lamine Yamal had two goals disallowed by Del Cerro Grande

Barça's visit to Real Sociedad began with controversy. In the 7th minute, Jesús Gil Manzano disallowed a goal by Fermín López, after a VAR call, for a questionable foul by Dani Olmo on Take Kubo

Match highlights, goals, and best plays of Real Sociedad - Barcelona (2-1), from LaLiga Matchday 20 of the 25/26 season. Flick's team fell at Anoeta despite the goal scored by Marcus Rashford

Frenkie de Jong criticized Jesús Gil Manzano's performance during Real Sociedad-Barça (2-1). Beyond the controversial decisions of the referee from Extremadura, the Barça midfielder criticized the official's arrogance on the field

Hansi Flick backed Frenkie de Jong for his outburst against Jesús Gil Manzano. The Barça coach believes there are evident "communication problems" on the field with the referee from Extremadura

Real Sociedad defeated Barça (2-1) in a controversial match that was difficult for the clearly superior Blaugrana team to digest, going unrewarded for the second consecutive season at Anoeta

Joao Cancelo played 28 minutes in Barça's defeat against Real Sociedad (2-1). On his return to LaLiga with the blaugrana team, the full-back could not celebrate a new victory for the Catalans

The defeat at Anoeta against Real Sociedad (2-1) ended Barça's 9-game winning streak in LaLiga 25/26. Sunday's loss was the Catalan team's third defeat in the tournament, all away from home