Despite Rashford's goal, Barca suffered a shock defeat at Real Sociedad.

Barcelona succumbed to defeat at Sociedad in a crucial title race, as their defense repeatedly made mistakes and were unable to rectify them despite late efforts.

In a crucial round of La Liga, Barcelona needed to win against Real Sociedad to maintain their points advantage over Real Madrid and the chasing pack. However, the away trip to Anoeta quickly proved to be a tough test for Hansi Flick's team.

Just 26 seconds into the match, Barca's net was shaken, although the goal was disallowed. That situation served as an early warning, but the visiting team didn't have time to adjust.

Rashford scored the equalizer, but Barca conceded a second goal just one minute later - Photo: La Liga

In the 32nd minute, following a clever assist from Guedes, Mikel Oyarzabal unleashed a decisive shot, opening the scoring for Sociedad.

Trailing by a goal, Barcelona pushed forward in attack in the second half. These efforts were only rewarded in the 70th minute when substitute Marcus Rashford capitalized on a pass from Lamine Yamal to equalize 1-1.

However, the joy of the Catalan team lasted only a minute. In the 71st minute, the Barca defense continued to show its weaknesses, allowing Guedes to freely shoot and score, increasing the score to 2-1 for Sociedad.

The home team's joy after causing an upset in round 20 - Photo: Real Sociedad

Towards the end of the match, the home team were reduced to 10 men after Soler received a red card, but Barcelona were still unable to find an equalizer.

This defeat not only cost Barca crucial points, but also exposed serious problems in their defense, at a time when the La Liga title race is entering its most intense phase.

Score a goal

Sociedad: Oyarzabal 32', Guedes 71'

Barcelona: Rashford 70'

Red card : Soler 88' (Sociedad)

Starting lineup

Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Martin, Gomez, Soler, Turrientes, Kubo, Mendez, Guedes, Oyarzabal

Barcelona : Joan Garcia, Kounde, Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Balde, Pedri, De Jong, Olmo, Yamal, Fermin, Torres

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