

Real Sociedad’s push to secure a Champions League spot has been dented by a late 1-1 draw at home to Celta Vigo. La Real now leads fourth-place Atletico Madrid in La Liga by five points, but the Basque team squandered the opportunity to widen their lead at San Sebastian. In the Estadio Anoeta, the home team got off to the perfect start as captain Mikel Oyarzabal buried Takefusa Kubo's throughball. Nevertheless, Celta failed to capitalise on significant opportunities either side of the half, as Iago Aspas headed against the post.
In the dying minutes, Renato Tapia was dismissed for receiving a second caution, but Celta's tenacity was rewarded when Robin Le Normand blocked Aspas' low shot. The following weekend, La Real will travel to Valencia before returning to Europa League play when Celta hosts Real Valladolid.