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Possession
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Real Sociedad v Espanyol 2-1 · La Liga
What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 2-1 in the La Liga.
Ander Barrenetxea 4' and Orri Steinn Óskarsson 61' scored for Real Sociedad, Roberto Fernández Jaén 45' for Espanyol.
Real Sociedad had 61% of the ball to Espanyol's 39%; the sides had 17 and 11 shots (10 and 3 on target).
There was one sending-off: Pellegrino Matarazzo 90+4'.
Key stats
Shots
1711
Shots on Target
103
Corners
73
Fouls
1914
Match timeline
- 90+4’Red cardPellegrino Matarazzo
- 90+3’Yellow cardIgor Zubeldia
- 90’SubstitutionMikel Oyarzabal · On: Jon Gorrotxategi
- 88’Yellow cardRafel Bauzà
- 83’SubstitutionTyrhys Dolan · On: Jofre Carreras Pagès
- 83’SubstitutionRoberto Fernández Jaén · On: Pere Milla
- 82’Yellow cardRoger Hinojo
- 78’SubstitutionOrri Steinn Óskarsson · On: Gonçalo Guedes
- 78’SubstitutionLuka Sučić · On: Takefusa Kubo
Team stats comparison
Real SociedadEspanyol
- 61Possession39
- 17Shots11
- 10Shots on Target3
- 7Corners3
- 2Saves7
- 410Passes402
- 19Fouls14
- 2Yellow Cards4
Match info
- Competition
- La Liga
- Referee
- M. Orellana
- Real Sociedad coach
- Pellegrino Matarazzo
- Espanyol coach
- Manolo González
Match record
- Competition
- La Liga
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:real-sociedad-vs-espanyol-la-liga-2026-08-29
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Lineups
Confirmed selections
Real Sociedad4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroGK
- 2J. AramburuDF
- 31Jon MartínDF
- 5ZubeldiaDF
- 17Sergio GómezDF
- 7BarrenetxeaMF
- 8Beñat TurrientesMF
- 18Carlos SolerMF
- 24L. SučićMF
- 9O. ÓskarssonFW
- 10Mikel Oyarzabal ↓FW
Bench
- 27Gorka Carrera
- 11Gonçalo Guedes
- 4Jon Gorrotxategi
- 21Y. Herrera
- 14T. Kubo
- 29Alex Garcia
- 13Unai Marrero
- 3Aihen Muñoz
- 12J. Ochieng
- 19M. Sarr
- 23A. Zakharyan
- 34Luken Beitia
Coach · Pellegrino Matarazzo
- Real Sociedad
- Espanyol
Espanyol4-4-2
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovićGK
- 23O. El HilaliDF
- 16V. DrkušićDF
- 14Unai NúñezDF
- 21Roger HinojoDF
- 22Álex CalatravaMF
- 4Urko GonzálezMF
- 8Edu ExpósitoMF
- 24T. DolanMF
- 28Javier HernandezFW
- 9Roberto FernándezFW
Bench
- 1Ángel Fortuño
- 31Llorenç Serred
- 27Adama Timera
- 32José Ángel
- 3Q. Hartman
- 5C. Riedel
- 26Rafel Bauzà
- 20Gabriel Moscardo
- 17Jofre Carreras
- 10Pol Lozano
- 11Pere Milla
- 18Marcos Fernández
Coach · Manolo González
La Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 12 |
| 3 |  Alaves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
Full timeline
20 events
- 4’Ander BarrenetxeaReal Sociedad · assist Mikel Oyarzabal1–0
- 17’Yellow cardBenat Turrientes
- 22’Yellow cardUrko Gonzalez
- 45’Roberto Fernández JaénEspanyol · assist Francisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa1–1
- 45’SubstitutionUrko Gonzalez · On: Gabriel Moscardo
- 61’Orri Steinn ÓskarssonReal Sociedad · assist Mikel Oyarzabal2–1
- 62’SubstitutionBenat Turrientes · On: Yangel Herrera
- 63’SubstitutionAnder Barrenetxea · On: Alex Marchal García
- 70’SubstitutionFrancisco Javier Hernandez Coarasa · On: Marcos Fernández
- 70’SubstitutionEduardo Expósito Jaén · On: Rafel Bauzà
- 75’Yellow cardMarcos Fernández
- 78’SubstitutionOrri Steinn Óskarsson · On: Gonçalo Guedes
- 78’SubstitutionLuka Sučić · On: Takefusa Kubo
- 82’Yellow cardRoger Hinojo
- 83’SubstitutionTyrhys Dolan · On: Jofre Carreras Pagès
- 83’SubstitutionRoberto Fernández Jaén · On: Pere Milla
- 88’Yellow cardRafel Bauzà
- 90’SubstitutionMikel Oyarzabal · On: Jon Gorrotxategi
- 90+3’Yellow cardIgor Zubeldia
- 90+4’Red cardPellegrino Matarazzo
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