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FC Barcelona's 11-Match Winning Streak Snapped by Real Sociedad: 'Their Keeper Had a Great Game'

Barcelona had three goals disallowed, a penalty overturned, and hit the woodwork five times but lost 2-1 as Real Sociedad capitalized on keeper errors and clinical finishing.

  • On Sunday, Real Sociedad defeated Barcelona 2-1 at the Reale Arena, ending Barcelona's 11-game winning streak in all competitions and dropping La Liga points for the first time since October.
  • Mikel Oyarzabal's 32nd-minute volley opened the scoring, and after Marcus Rashford equalised in the 70th, Gonçalo Guedes restored Sociedad's lead a minute later.
  • Barcelona struck the frame five times while Álex Remiro made key saves, with VAR overturning three first-half goals and Lamine Yamal's penalty for offside.
  • Despite the loss, Barcelona stay one point clear after Real Madrid's Saturday win, while Real Sociedad moved to eighth and finished with 10 men after Carlos Soler was sent off in the 88th minute.
  • Matching a historic run, Barcelona's 11-game streak equalled the club's second-best mark and included last weekend's Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia.
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The script was a science fiction film. Who was going to tell Barcelona that, after crashing five balls on the stick and seeing how three other goals and one penalty were overturned, it would end up losing 2-1 in Anoeta? The answer is in several factors. Remiro signed the game of his life under sticks. Oyarzabal did not miss his chance. And when Barcelona –he weighed the sticks on the wheels that Gil Manzano and Del Cerro Grande imposed on him – …

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Marca broke the news in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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