#FT: Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica

Real Sociedad scorers: Mikel Merino (6’), Mikel Oyarzabal (11’), Ander Barrenetxea (21’)

Benfica scorers: Rafa Silva (49’)

Venue: Reale Arena, San Sebastian

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Real Sociedad

Remiro - Munoz, Le Normand, Zubeldia, Elustondo - Merino, Zubimendi, Méndez - Barrenetxea, Oyarzabal, Kubo

Subs: Ayesa, Marrero, Odriozola, Zakharyan, Olasagasti, Turrientes, Gonzalez, Marin, Fernandez, Cho, Sadiq, Magunazelaia

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Benfica

Trubin - Morato, Otamendi, Silva - Aursnes, Mario, Luis, Neves, Silva, Di Maria - Cabral

Subs: Soares, Kokubo, Jurasek, Victor, Araujo, Chiquinho, Guedes, Tengstedt, Musa, Gouveia

 

#LIVE STANDINGS

Position Club Pl W D L GD Points
1 Real Sociedad 4 3 1 0 +5 10
2 Inter Milan 3 2 1 0 +2 7
3 Salzburg 3 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Benfica 4 0 0 4 -6 0
  • mattisafootballguy@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Maybe a bit shakier than it needed to be in the second half but nevertheless, very good defensive effort from La Real. Something that isn’t usually consistent, but today one big chance let in throughout the second half.

    Le Normand was fantastic. Put everything on the line tonight. Elustondo was fantastic as well. Munoz too.

    Mikel Merino what a player. And the first half performance as well, but that goes without saying.

  • nihil0null@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I believe la Real should graciously concede first place to us because they allowed Benfica to score against them and that’s unacceptable this year

  • Jadofski@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    What’s up with Benfica, this team is a far cry from what they were last year.

  • Gamedrome22@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Could’ve been 6-0 in the first half.

    He finally decided to put a fullback, only took 3 goals in 20 minutes

    3 subs in the 85th minute.

    Fans being animals.

    Just useless, sack this club from top to bottom, awful awful management. I hate comparing but this is one of the worst Porto teams ive seen and they’re first in the CL and play their hearts out, we spend a shitton of money and are just beyond useless

  • Nordie27@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    This result massively flatters Benfica, it was men against boys apart from 10 minutes at the start of the second half. Merino’s disallowed goal was insanely unlucky and it’s kind of a bullshit rule since the ball was already going in without the handball. Then Brais misses a penalty

    Without any exaggeration, it should have been 5-0 at half time

  • ultra_22@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Real Sociedad are on another level compared to us. Hell, we are like 10 levels below them at the moment.

    This has been a disaterous season. There is no cohesion at all and we’ve spent a record amount of money on complete flops. I don’t understand how the Schmidt doesn’t have the balls to drop players like Rafa or Joao Mario who are incredibly out of form, or why he insists on playing Cabral, Tengsted and Chiquinho all the time.

    Put some youngsters in from the academy. At least they’ll have more fight in them.