Liga: surprised by Osasuna, Real Sociedad complicates its task before its trip to the Parc des Princes

As part of the 24th day of La Liga, Real Sociedad hosted Osasuna as a final rehearsal before traveling to the Parc des Princes to face Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. The opportunity for Imanol Alguacil’s team, still diminished by injuries, to still gain confidence and above all to end a series of three consecutive matches without victory in all competitions. In a one-sided start to the match where Osasuna struggled to get a foot on the ball and get out of their own half, the Basques set the tone by creating a few clear chances, like this inspiration from the Armenian Zakharyan (10th) or this low attempt from André Silva (15th) without hitting the frame.

Gradually, the Gorritxoak woke up and the Basque defense, far from exuding great serenity at Anoeta, suffered. Fortunately for her, Remiro kept an eye on things (24th). If the two teams went blow for blow until sent to the locker room, the second half turned to Osasuna’s advantage. Receiving a corner on the left, Budimir put the ball out of reach of Remiro to open the scoring and score his 11th goal of the season (0-1, 49th). If Kubo tried to respond immediately to the Croatian (51st), the Japanese missed the equalizer a few minutes later despite very good work from Galan on the left wing (68th). Real Sociedad pushed hard, but Osasuna held on until the final whistle. Valorous, the Navarrese offered themselves a first away success since October 1, allowing them to provisionally seize 11th place. Stuck in 7th place in the rankings, one length behind the European places and down offensively, the Txuri-urdinak extended their bad streak and seriously complicated their task a few days before their European meeting.