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Real Sociedad vs Espanyol: match report
Real Sociedad hosted Espanyol at Reale Arena on Saturday 29 August 2026, in the LaLiga (round 3). Real Sociedad have no reported absences; Espanyol are missing 1 (Leandro Cabrera). Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid is the referee, averaging 5.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0.
Result and scorers
Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol. Goals: Ander Barrenetxea 4' for Real Sociedad; Roberto Fernández 45' for Espanyol; Orri Óskarsson 61' for Real Sociedad. Attendance: 31,884.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 4' Goal: Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) 1-0
- 17' Yellow card: Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad)
- 22' Yellow card: Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol)
- 45' Goal: Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) 1-1
- 61' Goal: Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad) 2-1
- 75' Yellow card: Marcos Fernández (Espanyol)
- 82' Yellow card: Roger Hinojo (Espanyol)
- 88' Yellow card: Rafael Bauza (Espanyol)
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 51.2% | Possession | 48.8% |
| 17 | Shots | 11 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Real Sociedad 4-4-2
Coach: Pellegrino Matarazzo
- 1 Alex Remiro GK
- 2 Jon Aramburu DEF
- 5 Igor Zubeldia DEF
- 31 Jon Martín DEF
- 17 Sergio Gómez DEF
- 24 Luka Sucic MID
- 8 Beñat Turrientes MID
- 18 Carlos Soler MID
- 7 Ander Barrenetxea FWD
- 9 Orri Óskarsson FWD
- 10 Mikel Oyarzabal FWD
Bench
- 21 Yangel Herrera MID
- 29 Álex Marchal FWD
- 11 Gonçalo Guedes FWD
- 14 Takefusa Kubo FWD
- 4 Jon Gorrotxategi MID
- 13 Unai Marrero GK
- 3 Aihen Muñoz DEF
- 34 Luken Beitia DEF
- 19 Mamadou Sarr DEF
- 23 Arsen Zakharyan FWD
- 27 Gorka Carrera FWD
- 12 Job Ochieng FWD
Espanyol 4-2-3-1
Coach: Manolo González
- 13 Marko Dmitrovic GK
- 23 Omar El Hilali DEF
- 16 Vanja Drkusic DEF
- 14 Unai Núñez DEF
- 21 Roger Hinojo DEF
- 4 Urko González MID
- 8 Edu Expósito MID
- 22 Álex Calatrava FWD
- 28 Javi Hernández FWD
- 24 Tyrhys Dolan FWD
- 9 Roberto Fernández FWD
Bench
- 20 Gabriel Moscardo MID
- 26 Rafel Bauzà MID
- 18 Marcos Fernández FWD
- 17 Jofre Carreras MID
- 11 Pere Milla FWD
- 1 Ángel Fortuno GK
- 31 Llorenç Serred GK
- 27 Adama Timera DEF
- 5 Clemens Riedel DEF
- 32 José Ángel DEF
- 3 Quilindschy Hartman DEF
- 10 Pol Lozano MID
Injuries and suspensions
Real Sociedad
No reported absences.
Espanyol
- Leandro Cabrera suspension, back Late August 2026
Previous meetings
- Saturday 23 May 2026: Espanyol 1-1 Real Sociedad
- Sunday 24 August 2025: Real Sociedad 2-2 Espanyol
- Sunday 9 February 2025: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
- Saturday 24 August 2024: Espanyol 0-1 Real Sociedad
- Sunday 18 September 2022: Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol