Real Sociedad 2–1 FC Barcelona
- Oyarzabal 32'
- Guedes 71'
- Soler 88'
- Rashford 70'
18 January 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Real Sociedad against FC Barcelona on 18 January 2026, on matchday 20 of the 2025-26 La Liga.
Player of the match: Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad), rated 68, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 5 final-third passes. Soler produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For FC Barcelona, the highest-rated player was João Cancelo, with 78.
Carlos Soler was sent off at 88'.
Carlos Soler
Real Sociedad · 88'
Produced 1.41× and cost 0.66× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 5 final-third passes 0.8×
- 2 key passes 1.8×
- 2 times dribbled past 2.1×
- 5 duels lost 1.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Soler ★ | Midfielder | 88 | 68 |
| Gonçalo Guedes | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Jon Gorrotxategi | Midfielder | 32 | 65 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Álvaro Odriozola | Defender | 32 | 58 |
| Igor Zubeldia | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Jon Aramburu | Defender | 82 | 47 |
| Beñat Turrientes | Midfielder | 58 | 45 |
| Aihen Muñoz | Defender | 21 | 44 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Forward | 69 | 42 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | Forward | 21 | 40 |
| Jon Martín | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Sergio Gómez | Defender | 69 | 30 |
| Brais Méndez | Midfielder | 58 | 22 |
| Álex Remiro | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Duje Caleta-Car | Defender | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Cancelo | Defender | 28 | 78 |
| Alejandro Balde | Defender | 62 | 75 |
| Marcus Rashford | Forward | 27 | 72 |
| Frenkie de Jong | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 86 | 62 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 90 | 61 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 90 | 52 |
| Eric García | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Dani Olmo | Midfielder | 63 | 48 |
| Fermín López | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 28 | 45 |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 62 | 40 |
| Jules Koundé | Defender | 85 | 36 |
| Joan García | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Roony Bardghji | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 4 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.