Real didn’t deserve to lose at the Camp Nou tonight. The txuri urdin squad were well set on the pitch and had chances on goal. They deserved more but VAR awarded a controversial penalty to Barça which left the realistas without options.
The players from San Sebastián stepped out onto the pitch with bravery and great motivation. Real created some chances on goal. Portu almost opened the scoring but his shot at goal did not find the back of the net. Messi had a chance from inside the box but Remiro pulled off a stunning save do deny him.
The pattern of the match continued in the second half. Real had the possession and chances continued to come and go for both sides. With ten to go, a late Messi penalty was the difference between the two sides. Accidental handball from Le Normand, no one was particularly surprised but VAR reviewed the play and the game was sentenced. Penalty and goal by Messi. Advantage to Barça. Real reacted well and could have equalized. They almost did.
Real come away empty-handed from the Camp Nou. However, they played a very good match. We have another chance on Tuesday and we hope to keep adding points. See you at Ipurua! Aupa Real!
Match sheet:
FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba, Busquets, Rakitic (Arturo Vidal, min.74), De Jong, Griezmann (Ansu Fati, min.85), Braithwaite (Junior, min.89) and Messi.
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Gorosabel, Llorente (Zubeldia, min.71), Le Normand, Monreal, Guevara, Merino (cap), Odegaard, Portu, Barrenetxea (Oyarzabal, min.68) and Isak (Willian José, min.84).
Goal: 1-0: Messi (pen), min.81. 2-0: Jordi Alba, min.96.
Referee: Martínez Munuera. Booked Lenglet, Messi, Piqué and Busquets for FC Barcelona and Merino and Guevara for Real Sociedad.