Gundogan, Ter Stegen And Araujo Get 8 | Barcelona Players Rated In Narrow Win Vs Real Sociedad | OneFootball

Barcelona faced off against Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in La Liga. Xavi’s men made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.

Both teams cancelled each other in the second 45 minutes. However, Ronald Araujo scored a dramatic winning goal in injury-time as the contest finished 1-0 in favour of Barca.

Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Real Sociedad.

GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 8/10

The German keeper made a lot of crucial saves at the back and secured a vital clean sheet on the road.

CB: Ronald Araujo – 8/10

He put his foot through the ball when the opposition were on the front foot. Araujo ended up scoring the winning goal in injury-time.

CB: Jules Kounde – 7/10

The French talent cleared the danger when needed and was a good presence on the ball.

CB: Inigo Martinez – 7/10

The Spaniard gave a good account of himself inside his half and would be quite happy with the clean sheet.

Barcelona’s Portuguese forward #14 Joao Felix and Barcelona’s players react with the referees during the Spanish league football match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on November 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

RW: Joao Cancelo – 6.5/10

He didn’t do much wrong at the back but offered very little going forward.

CM: Gavi – 7/10

The Spanish sensation anchored the midfield well and made some decent runs with the ball.

CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 8/10

Gundogan earned the ball back a few times and was a threat going forward. He ended the game with an assist to his name.

LM: Alejandro Balde – 7/10

Balde was a positive influence at both ends of the field.

CAM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10

He had some bright moments in the final third and was replaced in the 56th minute.

ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6/10

Lewandowski completed one good dribble with the ball but failed to find the back of the net.

ST: Joao Felix – 6.5/10

He made two positive runs with the ball but didn’t do enough to register a goal.

Substitutes:

CM: Pedri – 6.5/10

He added some creativity to Xavi’s midfield.

ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10

Torres made one good chance in the final third.

RW: Raphinha – 6.5/10

Raphinha had two bright moments in the game.

CM: Lamine Yamal – 6.5/10

He made two decent runs with the ball.