"Barcelona's clash against Real Sociedad at Anoeta was a queer one in every sense of the word as they dominated a large part of it to never take the lead. The Catalans had three goals disallowed in the opening half and Real Sociedad eventually took the lead through a great finish. Barcelona, meanwhile, had chances coming their way but were ironically narrowly offside on most moves. Eventually, Marcus Rashford handed the team a much-needed equaliser,"
"The academy graduate was rock-solid in defence, maintained the high defensive line to good effect and excelled with his distribution against Real Sociedad. He led the department at Anoeta, keeping Barcelona largely comfortable at the back, and stepped up with several clutch tackles. Pau Cubarsi: 7.5 Cubarsi looked more comfortable than usual having Garcia alongside him and the duo struck up a good partnership that neatly played the ball out from the back time and time again."
Barcelona dominated large portions of the game at Anoeta yet failed to take the lead despite having three goals disallowed in the first half. Real Sociedad opened the scoring with a composed finish and later regained the lead seconds after Marcus Rashford had levelled with a much-needed equaliser. The leaders could not capitalise on several chances. Joan Garcia made a brilliant initial save for the second goal conceded but could not prevent the follow-up. Alejandro Balde operated very high, supplying crosses and creating vertical threat. Eric Garcia was rock-solid in defence and excelled with his distribution, while Pau Cubarsi complemented him and produced a stunning goal-line clearance.
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