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La Liga Roundup: Real Sociedad stuns Barcelona; Atletico, Girona record away wins

La Liga Roundup: Real Sociedad stuns Barcelona; Atletico, Girona record away wins

Real Sociedad secured a 1-0 home win over La Liga leaders Barcelona at the Anoeta in matchday 13 on Sunday, Afrosport reports.

Barcelona initially took the lead when Robert Lewandowski found the back of the net with a well-taken finish in the 13th minute, but his goal was ruled offside by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Sociedad, however, took the lead through Sheraldo Becker in the 33rd minute when Luka Sucic’s flick-on was clinically converted into the far corner by the Dutchman.

The result ensured the hosts claimed their second consecutive win in La Liga, while Barcelona’s four-game unbeaten run came to an end with the Catalan giants failing to score a goal for the first time under new boss Hansi Flick.

Meanwhile, Julián Alvarez’s second-half goal secured a hard-fought 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid against Mallorca at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix to clinch their fourth straight win in all competitions and their second in as many La Liga games.

Elsewhere, Yangel Herrera’s 42nd minute header was the difference as injury-ravaged Girona defeated Getafe 1-0 at the Estadio Coliseum, inflicting a first home defeat on the hosts in La Liga this season.

Real Betis came from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo at Estadio Benito Villamarin, extending their unbeaten run to seven matches across all competitions.

Javi RodrĂ­guez opened the scoring in the 14th minute for Celta, but Victor Roque drew Betis level in the 40th minute to make it 1-1 before halftime. After the interval, Celta restored their advantage in the 82nd minute through Anastasios Douvikas, but Betis drew level again, this time through Marc Bartra’s stoppage time header.

Gorka Guruzeta’s 94th minute goal for Athletic Club cancelled out Raul Moro’s 79th minute opener for Real Valladolid as both sides settled for a 1-1 draw.

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