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Regular Season - 3• 29 Aug 2026

Real Sociedad 2–1 Espanyol

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Match Recap

Real Sociedad finally broke their Espanyol hoodoo, winning for the first time in their last three La Liga meetings after two successive draws against the same opponent. Ander Barrenetxea set the tone with a fourth-minute opener, but Roberto Fernández Jaén's goal right on the stroke of half-time dragged Espanyol level and threatened to extend that frustrating streak. The second half had a different answer. Orri Steinn Óskarsson settled it in the 61st minute, giving Real Sociedad a 2-1 victory that pushes them to three points from three games, level with an Espanyol side who came into this fixture on the back of consecutive defeats. Neither team's scorers rank among La Liga's top ten this season, so the spotlight falls squarely on the players doing the work in the middle of the table, not the headline names. Óskarsson's winner, the goal that finally snapped the deadlock between these two sides, is the one worth watching.

Match Statistics

Real Sociedad
VS
Espanyol
51% Ball Possession 49%
17 Total Shots 11
10 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked Shots 2
13 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 5
7 Corner Kicks 3
19 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Goalkeeper Saves 7
424 Total passes 404
347 Accurate passes 316
14 Free Kicks 18

Lineups

Real Sociedad
Pellegrino Matarazzo 4-4-2
VS
Espanyol
Manolo González 4-4-2
24Dolan
8Expósito
4González
22Calatrava
21Hinojo
14Núñez
16Drkušić23El Hilali
13Dmitrović

Substitutes — Espanyol

1Ángel Fortuño 31Llorenç Serred 27Adama Timera 32José Ángel 3Q. Hartman 5C. Riedel 26Rafel Bauzà 20Gabriel Moscardo 17Jofre Carreras 10Pol Lozano 11Pere Milla 18Marcos Fernández