Sociedad falls behind in race for CL berth
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May 28, 2013, Tuesday
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REAL Sociedad's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in a decade were dealt a blow as they only managed a 3-3 draw at home to Real Madrid on Sunday night.
Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Maria Callejon had given Jose Mourinho's men a 2-0 lead in his penultimate match in charge before a spirited fightback from Sociedad saw them level matters through Xabi Prieto and Antoine Griezmann.
Sami Khedira then put Madrid back in front 10 minutes from time, but Prieto struck again in stoppage time to give Sociedad a share of the spoils.
"We played a great first-half with a lot of chances, but we had a great goalkeeper in front of us," Sociedad boss Philippe Montanier said, praising Diego Lopez's fine performance.
Lopez acknowledged it had been hard to contain Sociedad.
"They are a very good offensive team... and the fact they needed to win to play in the Champions League did the rest," he said.
Sociedad now trails Valencia by two points with just one game to play in the fight for fourth place. Roberto Soldado's solitary goal was enough to earn Valencia a 1-0 win over Granada.
Meanwhile, Barcelona won 2-0 at Espanyol thanks to goals in either half from Alexis Sanchez and Pedro.
All three relegation places will go down to the final day with Deportivo la Coruna, Real Zaragoza, Celta Vigo and Mallorca fighting to avoid the drop.
Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Maria Callejon had given Jose Mourinho's men a 2-0 lead in his penultimate match in charge before a spirited fightback from Sociedad saw them level matters through Xabi Prieto and Antoine Griezmann.
Sami Khedira then put Madrid back in front 10 minutes from time, but Prieto struck again in stoppage time to give Sociedad a share of the spoils.
"We played a great first-half with a lot of chances, but we had a great goalkeeper in front of us," Sociedad boss Philippe Montanier said, praising Diego Lopez's fine performance.
Lopez acknowledged it had been hard to contain Sociedad.
"They are a very good offensive team... and the fact they needed to win to play in the Champions League did the rest," he said.
Sociedad now trails Valencia by two points with just one game to play in the fight for fourth place. Roberto Soldado's solitary goal was enough to earn Valencia a 1-0 win over Granada.
Meanwhile, Barcelona won 2-0 at Espanyol thanks to goals in either half from Alexis Sanchez and Pedro.
All three relegation places will go down to the final day with Deportivo la Coruna, Real Zaragoza, Celta Vigo and Mallorca fighting to avoid the drop.
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