Zubieta chokes on Barcelona and falls again against Real Sociedad

To find the last time that FC Barcelona had lost a game you had to go back to November 2 last year. The Blaugrana lost their first league game of the campaign in Zubieta against Real Sociedad (1-0) with a goal against a penalty converted by Edna Imade. This Sunday, almost a year later, the team led by Pere Romeu revisited the field that choked them last year. And he was stuck again for another season. Real Sociedad once again beat Barça 2-1 on the same stage.

Despite the doubts that could arise at the beginning of the season after important departures such as those of Alexia Putellas, Salma and Ona Batlle, Barça started the season on the right foot. He beat practically any rival that came in front of him and in his previous match, in the classic, he destroyed Real Madrid with the largest result he has ever given the white team (7-0).

The morning started very well for the Blaugranas and it seemed like it was going to be a peaceful visit to Zubieta. Patri Guijarro put the Blaugrana ahead with a shot from outside the area in the 1st minute of the game. But everything began to go wrong just a few minutes later with Cecilia Marcos' tying goal. In a quick transition to the counterattack, the Real Sociedad soccer player drove to the area and took a powerful shot that Cata Coll touched, but in which the goalkeeper could do little to prevent the equalizer.

Barça had opportunities to take the lead again, such as a shot by Pajor on the penalty spot that was bitten. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad, who resisted with their defense of five, found Barcelona's Achilles heel with the balls behind the Barça defense and just before the break, the second blow would come for the Barça team. A ball from Elizagirre behind Van Asten's back found Ainhoa ​​Marín and the footballer who made her international debut with the Spanish team in one of the two friendlies against the United States dribbled with a subtle touch to Cata Coll and then pushed her at will.

Barcelona went behind on the scoreboard at half-time and in the second half they did dominate and cornered their rival. But Estensoro's poor judgment and three saves – one of them of great merit from a shot by Patri Guijarro – weighed down the Blaugrana. Pere Romeu's team could have equalized with a penalty with 10 minutes left after the referee awarded the maximum penalty for a knockdown by Laborde on Brugts, but after reviewing the play the referee corrected her initial decision and the scoreboard did not move any further.

Real Madrid, who beat Espanyol 3-1 this day, are once again three points behind Barça. The Blaugrana will host Granada at home on the next matchday (Saturday 8:30 p.m., Teledeporte) before traveling to Denmark to face Koge in the third Champions League match.