Barcelona become just the second team in Europe's top five leagues to hit the woodwork five times and still lose

Barcelona once again ran into bad luck in their La Liga Matchday 20 clash against Real Sociedad.

Details: According to Opta, in their La Liga match versus Real Sociedad, Barcelona became only the second team in Europe's top five leagues since the 2006/07 season to hit the woodwork five times in a single match and still end up losing.

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The only other time this happened was in the Brighton vs Manchester United match in September 2020.

Barcelona failed to secure a positive result, with the final score 2-1 in favor of Real Sociedad. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal for the Catalans.

Reminder: Barcelona had three goals ruled out in the opening 30 minutes of the match against Real Sociedad. Read more.