Defeated on Saturday at Athletic Bilbao (2-1), Real Sociedad played a fourth La Liga match without success. Villarreal continues to sink after its setback in Las Palmas (3-0).
Things are not going well for Real Sociedad. Certainly, the future opponent of Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League faced an Athletic Bilabo in full swing this season, but the fact is that the situation is tense for the San Sebastian club. This Saturday, Mikel Oyarzabal and his team lost (2-1, 20th day of La Liga), continuing a fourth match in a row without the slightest victory in the league.
The meeting started badly for the visitors with the exit due to injury of Aritz Elustondo (19th). And things didn’t get better when Alejandro Berenguer opened the scoring for Bilbao (1-0, 30th) before scoring his double ten minutes later (2-0, 42nd). Stunned at the break, the Sociedad players raised their heads a little in the second half, but the reduction in the gap signed by Oyarzabal (2-1, 88th) will not prevent the defeat. While Athletic takes advantage of this success to temporarily move to third, Real Sociedad remains more stuck than ever in sixth place, five points behind Atlético de Madrid (5th).
Villarreal in danger
A little earlier in the day, Villarreal again largely disappointed its supporters by losing on the pitch of Las Palmas (3-0). Marcelo’s men suffered a fourth defeat in their last five outings in La Liga. Las Palmas’ goals were scored by Kirian Rodriguez, author of a double (8th, 63rd), and Juanma Herzog (51st). This success allows the locals to end a series of three matches in a row without success in the league and to come back to within four points of Real Sociedad. As for Villarreal, the red zone is not far since Marcelino’s men are only four points ahead of Cadiz (18th).
