La Liga 2026-27 · Matchday 3
What did Real Sociedad's 2-1 win over Espanyol change in the La Liga table?
Goals
Real Sociedad
- 4'Ander Barrenetxea
- 61'Orri Oskarsson
Espanyol
- 45'Roberto Fernandez
HT 1-1
What this result changed
Standings entering Aug 30, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus this game only. Other games played on Aug 30 (Korea time) are not included.
This game alone
- Real SociedadPosition #20→#11
9 clubs with a position change only
Deportivo La Coruña #11→#12, Villarreal #12→#13, Rayo Vallecano #13→#14, Celta Vigo #14→#15, Valencia #15→#16, Málaga #16→#17, Levante #17→#18, Elche #18→#19, Athletic Club #19→#20
Before → with this result only
| Real Sociedad | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | #20→ | #9 |
| Points | 0→ | 3 |
| Record | 0-0-2→ | 1-0-1→ |
| Games left | 36→ | 36→ |
| Possible finish | #1–20 | #1–20 |
| Out of title race in | 34 | 35→ |
| Out of UCL race in | 35 | 36→ |
| Safety clinch pts | - | 106→ |
| Relegated in | 36→ | - |
“-” means there is no such number: for a clinch, the club can't clinch on its own (it needs other results); for an elimination, losing every remaining game still wouldn't settle it.
After all games on Aug 30 (Korea time)
Standings entering Aug 30, Korea time (results through the previous day), plus the 3 games finished on Aug 30. Clinches and eliminations that took more than one of those results show up only here.
19 clubs with a position change only
Alavés #1→#2, Barcelona #2→#3, Real Madrid #3→#4, Sevilla #4→#5, Real Betis #5→#6, Atlético Madrid #6→#1, Racing Santander #8→#9, Espanyol #9→#10, Getafe #10→#11, Deportivo La Coruña #11→#13, Villarreal #12→#14, Rayo Vallecano #13→#15, Celta Vigo #14→#16, Valencia #15→#17, Málaga #16→#18, Levante #17→#8, Elche #18→#19, Athletic Club #19→#20, Real Sociedad #20→#12
Games counted that day:
- Levante 5-2 Real Betis
- Sevilla 1-3 Atlético Madrid
- Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
In races with more than 8 games left, countdown changes that stay far off (a clinch needing more than two-thirds of the points left, or an elimination more than half the games left away) are left out of this list. Clinches and eliminations are always listed, and both clubs' numbers are all in the two-club table.
Current numbers, including the day's other games, on the club pages:Real Sociedad scenarios →Espanyol scenarios →
Team stats
| Real Sociedad | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| 51.3% | Possession | 48.7% |
| 17 | Shots | 11 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Cards & substitutions
Cards
Real Sociedad
- Igor Zubeldia
- Benat Turrientes
Espanyol
- 로헤르 이노호
- Urko Gonzalez
- Rafel Bauza
- Marcos Fernandez
Card times are not in the feed for European matches, so only names are listed.
Substitutions
Real Sociedad
- 62'On: Yangel HerreraOff: Benat Turrientes
- 63'On: 알렉스 마르샬Off: Ander Barrenetxea
- 78'On: Kubo TakefusaOff: Luka Sucic
- 78'On: Goncalo GuedesOff: Orri Oskarsson
- 90'On: Jon GorrotxategiOff: Mikel Oyarzabal
Espanyol
- 45'On: Gabriel MoscardoOff: Urko Gonzalez
- 70'On: Rafel BauzaOff: Edu Exposito
- 70'On: Marcos FernandezOff: Javi Hernandez
- 83'On: Jofre CarrerasOff: Tyrhys Dolan
- 83'On: Pere MillaOff: Roberto Fernandez
Player stats
Real Sociedad4-4-2
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Remiro | GK | 90 | |||
| 2Jon Aramburu | DF | 90 | |||
| 5Igor Zubeldia | DF | 90 | |||
| 31Jon Martin | DF | 90 | |||
| 17Sergio Gomez | DF | 90 | |||
| 24Luka Sucic | MF | 78 | |||
| 8Benat Turrientes | MF | 62 | |||
| 18Carlos Soler | MF | 90 | |||
| 7Ander Barrenetxea | MF | 63 | 1 | ||
| 9Orri Oskarsson | FW | 78 | 1 | ||
| 10Mikel Oyarzabal | FW | 89 | 2 | ||
| 21Yangel Herrera | MF | 28 | |||
| 29알렉스 마르샬 | FW | 27 | |||
| 14Kubo Takefusa | FW | 12 | |||
| 11Goncalo Guedes | FW | 12 | |||
| 4Jon Gorrotxategi | MF | 1 |
Unused substitutes: Aihen Munoz, Arsen Zakharyan, Unai Marrero, 루켄 베이티아, 고르카 카레라, Mamadou Sarr, Job Ochieng
Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).
Espanyol4-2-3-1
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko Dmitrovic | GK | 90 | |||
| 23Omar El Hilali | DF | 90 | |||
| 16Vanja Drkusic | DF | 90 | |||
| 14Unai Nunez | DF | 90 | |||
| 21로헤르 이노호 | DF | 90 | |||
| 4Urko Gonzalez | MF | 45 | |||
| 8Edu Exposito | MF | 70 | |||
| 22Alex Calatrava | MF | 90 | |||
| 28Javi Hernandez | MF | 70 | 1 | ||
| 24Tyrhys Dolan | MF | 83 | |||
| 9Roberto Fernandez | FW | 83 | 1 | ||
| 20Gabriel Moscardo | MF | 45 | |||
| 26Rafel Bauza | MF | 20 | |||
| 18Marcos Fernandez | FW | 20 | |||
| 17Jofre Carreras | FW | 7 | |||
| 11Pere Milla | MF | 7 |
Unused substitutes: Angel Fortuno, Pol Lozano, Quilindschy Hartman, 티메라, 호세 앙헬, Clemens Riedel, 료렌스 세레드
Indented names came off the bench. Minutes exclude stoppage time (a full match is 90).
Match data: Naver Sports. Clinch and elimination numbers and possible finishes are computed by this site. Players the league feed names only in Korean script are shown in Korean.