Harvey Elliott must repeat Liverpool transfer trick as criticism grows in Spain
Liverpool Echo · Ian Doyle · 24 Sept 2026
Momentum
ValenciaReal Sociedad
0′HT90′
Timeline
CommentaryValenciaReal Sociedad
- 14'Urko González — yellow card
- 25'Jon Pacheco — yellow card
- 32'GCarlos Fernández (assist: Kieran Tierney)
- 42'Selim Amallah — yellow card
- 45+3'Javier Guerra — yellow card
- 45'Selim Amallah — yellow card
- 45'Selim Amallah — red card
- 45+2'Hamari Traore — yellow card
- 46'Cristhian Mosquera → Thierry Correia
- 46'Álvaro Odriozola → Hamari Traore
- 46'Martín Zubimendi → Urko González
- 55'André Almeida → Fran Pérez
- 55'Gabriel Paulista → José Luis Gayà
- 61'Brais Méndez → Beñat Turrientes
- 61'Igor Zubeldia → Jon Pacheco
- 62'Carlos Fernández — yellow card
- 68'Brais Méndez — yellow card
- 72'Aihen Muñoz → Kieran Tierney
- 74'Roman Yaremchuk → Diego Lopez
- 79'Cristhian Mosquera — yellow card
- 81'Mikel Merino — yellow card
- 89'Igor Zubeldia — yellow card
Lineups
Pitch viewValencia4-2-3-1
Coach: Rubén Baraja
Starting XI
- 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
- 12Thierry CorreiaD
- 4Mouctar DiakhabyD
- 15Cenk ÖzkaçarD
- 14José Luis GayàD
- 18PepeluM
- 8Javier GuerraM
- 23Fran PérezM
- 19Selim AmallahM
- 16Diego LopezM
- 9Hugo DuroF
Substitutes
Real Sociedad4-3-3
Coach: Imanol Alguacil
Starting XI
- 1Álex RemiroG
- 18Hamari TraoreD
- 6Aritz ElustondoD
- 20Jon PachecoD
- 17Kieran TierneyD
- 8Mikel MerinoM
- 26Urko GonzálezM
- 22Beñat TurrientesM
- 10Mikel OyarzabalF
- 9Carlos FernándezF
- 11Mohamed-Ali ChoF
Substitutes
Head to head
All meetingsKey players
Goalkeeper
6.59Rating7.39
7Apps6
630Minutes540
3.14Saves /903.83
1.43Conceded /901.50
59%Pass acc.69%
Defender
6.87Rating6.74
5Apps7
330Minutes591
2.73Tackles /901.83
1.09Interceptions /900.76
0.27Blocks /900.46
4.64Duels won /903.50
Midfielder
7.06Rating7.15
4Apps4
317Minutes235
0Goals1
0Assists3
0.57Key passes /901.53
85%Pass acc.65%
0.57Dribbles won /900.38
Forward
6.69Rating7.27
6Apps7
270Minutes551
0Goals3
0Assists0
0.33On target /900.98
1.00Dribbles won /900.98
From 13 matches this season.
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