"From a pure football perspective, Barça were sensational in the first half. The Blaugrana dominated the game from start to finish and played beautiful attacking football, with quick passing exchanges in the final third that created spaces and huge chances time and time again. It was a tremendous display, but it somehow didn't lead to any goals. Pedri and Dani Olmo each missed a giant chance, and the Catalans should have had a two-goal lead in those moments alone."
"But here's where the non-football stuff comes in: Barça were absolutely destroyed by VAR, who made three gigantic calls that all went against Barça: the first was a foul by Olmo on Take Kubo in the buildup to Fermín López's goal inside the first 10 minutes; the second was the most marginal offside call you will ever see against Lamine Yamal that stretched every possible limit of the semi-automated offside system,"
Barcelona's nine-game La Liga winning streak and 11-game run in all competitions ended with a 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad at Anoeta. Barcelona dominated the first half with quick, attractive attacking play but failed to convert big chances, with Pedri and Dani Olmo missing clear opportunities. Three VAR decisions went against Barcelona: an Olmo foul on Take Kubo in the buildup to Fermín López's goal inside the first 10 minutes, a marginal offside call on Lamine Yamal, and the overturning of a penalty after Yamal was ruled offside before being fouled by Zubeldia. Real Sociedad scored from their main opening as Mikel Oyarzabal volleyed in from Gonçalo Guedes' cross, and Barcelona left the match one point clear at the top.
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