2010–11 Real Sociedad season
The 2010–11 season is Real Sociedad's 65th season in La Liga. After spending 3 seasons in the second tier of Spanish football the Basque club obtained promotion by topping the table in 2010.
| 2010–11 season | ||||
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| President |  Jokin Aperribay | |||
| Head coach |  Martín Lasarte | |||
| Stadium | Anoeta | |||
| La Liga | 15th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Antoine Griezmann (7) All: Antoine Griezmann (7) | |||
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This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2010–11 season.
Season summary
In the 2010–11 season, Real Sociedad played in the top division of Spanish football for the first time since being relegated in 2007. Some additions were made to the squad that had obtained promotion. Among them Joseba Llorente stood out, having cost €2.5 million.
The season started with a home victory against Villarreal. During the first half of the season, the club got an unexpectedly high point tally. Relegation looked extremely unlikely and optimism reigned. Later in the season, the shortcomings in Lasarte’s approach became clear and the club was in free fall. On the last match day Real Sociedad faced Getafe, in a game where defeat would have meant relegation. An equalizer by Francisco Sutil prevented the drop and Deportivo de La Coruña were relegated instead.
At the end of the season, Lasarte was dismissed on the grounds that he did not give enough of a chance to academy players and that his style of play was rudimentary and unattractive.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Start formations
- Starting XI
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.
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4–2–3–1 was the default formation during that season. Occasionally, Lasarte changed formation, ressorting to a back 5 (Santander away) or in some cases adding a second forward (Levante away). In some other games (Atlético Madrid Away) Lasarte played three center-midfielders. The preferred partnership in center midfield was that of Aranburu and Rivas. Alternative choices, such as Bergara or Elustondo, proving to be unsuccessful. Up front, Llorente began strongly but after his injury he was replaced by Tamudo, who would eventually start more games and play more minutes.
Player statistics
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| Nr. | Player | Games played | Starting | Sub | Subbed | Mins played | Goals | Pens. against | Pens. for | Fouls suff. | Fouls comm. | Yellow C | Red c | Assists | Passes | Good passes |
| 10 | Prieto | 37 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3388 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 1872 | 1307 |
| 17 | Zurutuza | 36 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 2595 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1373 | 972 |
| 27 | Griezmann | 37 | 34 | 3 | 19 | 2952 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1276 | 750 |
| 11 | Aranburu | 32 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 2422 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1020 | 782 |
| 20 | Tamudo | 31 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 1904 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 258 |
| 15 | Ansotegi | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2947 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 806 | 612 |
| 19 | Rivas | 32 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 2683 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1163 | 916 |
| 3 | Mikel | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2795 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 878 | 638 |
| 24 | De la Bella | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2651 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1458 | 1001 |
| 2 | Martínez | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1196 | 791 |
| 5 | Bergara | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 468 | 379 |
| 8 | Llorente | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1320 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 328 | 241 |
| 4 | Elustondo | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 579 | 417 |
| 14 | Sarpong | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 379 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 111 |
| 22 | Estrada | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1704 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 834 | 561 |
| 6 | Labaka | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 258 | 201 |
| 23 | Sutil | 17 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 553 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 223 | 109 |
| 16 | Demidov | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 395 | 303 |
| 9 | Agirretxe | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 34 |
| 21 | Ifrán | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 41 |
| 18 | Viguera | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 |
| 26 | Illarramendi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 111 |
Summer transfers
Emilio Nsue and Carlos Bueno, who were instrumental to the club's promotion, returned to their original clubs, as did the less important Songo'o and Jonathan Estrada.
In the winter transfer window Agirretxe was close to being loaned to a second division club. However, a season-ending injury suffered by Joseba Llorente put an end to all speculation. Borja Viguera was loaned to Catalan second division club Gimnàstic due to lack of opportunities. After having played a handful of games, his season ended when he suffered an injury.
The club acquired some new players in order to reinforce its squad. Most of the signings were arguably failures. Jeffrey Sarpong was bought from Ajax for €200,000 and was mostly used as a substitute. Francisco Sutil, a free transfer, suffered a similar fate. Joseba Llorente, signed from Villarreal for €2.5 million, although impressive while fit, missed most of the season due to injury. Raúl Tamudo and Vadim Demidov were the most consistent signings that season. Finally, Diego Ifrán showed signs of his quality, despite coming back from injury much later than expected.
In
| Player | From | Fee |
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| Joseba Llorente |
Villarreal |
€2,500,000 |
| Raúl Tamudo |
Espanyol |
Free |
| Diego Ifrán |
Danubio |
€1,600,000 |
| Francisco Sutil |
Eibar |
Free |
 Jeffrey Sarpong |
Ajax |
€200,000 |
 Vadim Demidov |
Rosenborg |
Free player, winter signing. |
Out
| Player | New Team | Fee |
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| Asier Riesgo |
Osasuna |
Free, end of contract |
| Sergio Rodríguez |
Logroñés |
Free, end of contract |
Loan out
| Player | Team |
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| Iosu Esnaola |
Real Unión |
| Iñigo Sarasola |
Real Unión |
| Borja Viguera |
Gimnàstic |
| Alex Albistegi |
Eibar |
Loan return
Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season
| Player | From |
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| Toño |
Tenerife B |
Loan end
| Player | To |
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 Jonathan Estrada |
Millonarios |
| Carlos Bueno |
 Universidad de Chile |
 Emilio Nsue |
Mallorca |
 Franck Songo'o |
Zaragoza |
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Martín Lasarte |
| Assistant Coach | Alberto Iturralde |
| Fitness Trainer | Pablo Balbi |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Roberto Navajas |
| Technical Assistant | Karla Larburu |
Pre-season
The club played a series of friendlies preparing for the new season. A brief stage in Austria allowed the club to play some foreign clubs.
| Date | Rival | Place | Result | Scorers |
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| 30 July | Elgoibar | Mintxeta, Elgoibar | 0–3 | Llorente 18', Sutil 23', Agirretxe 58' |
| 4 August | Dinamo Tirana | Bad Bleiber, Austria | 4 – 2 | Llorente 6', Agirretxe (2) 82', 85' Viguera 88' |
| 6 August | AEL Limassol | Bad Bleiber, Austria | 3 – 0 | Viguera 55', Aranburu 63', Llorente 89' |
| 7 August | VfL Bochum | Bad Bleiber, Austria | 1 – 1 | Prieto 55' |
| 12 August | Eibar | Ipurua, Eibar | 1 – 3 | Aranburu 52', Agirretxe 78', Alex Albistegi 78' |
| 14 August | Sporting de Gijón | Asti, Zarautz | 0 – 1 | |
| 18 August | Real Unión | Txerloia, Azkoitia | 1–1 | Agirretxe 46' |
| 22 August | Osasuna | Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona | 0 – 1 | Tamudo 78' |
Liga BBVA
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 29 August 2010 1 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Villarreal | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | Prieto  57' Zurutuza  62' Llorente 68' Rivas 74' |
(Report) | 21' Cazorla 82' Marchena 90' Capdevila |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,865 Referee: José Luis González |
| 13 September 2010 2 | Almería | 2 – 2 | Real Sociedad | Almería |
| 21:00 CET | Piatti 21' Ulloa 90'Vargas 32'Ortiz 73'Acasiete 83' Corona 90' |
(Report) | 8' Tamudo 33' Sutil 23' Rivas 26' Mikel |
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Alejandrdo Villanueva |
| 18 September 2010 3 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 2 | Real Madrid | Donostia |
| 22:00 CET | Tamudo 62' González 86' |
(Report) | 62' Di María 25', 74' Pepe 50' Ramos |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 21 September 2010 4 | Osasuna | 3 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Pamplona |
| 20:00 CET | Pandiani 38', 81' Camuñas 42' Aranda 75' Juanfran 59'Soriano 69' |
(Report) | 16' Tamudo 20' Bergara |
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 18,715 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 26 September 2010 5 | Mallorca | 2 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Mallorca |
| 17:00 CET | Cavenaghi 7', 62' Rubén 40'Ramis 56' |
(Report) | 34' Griezmann 73' Zurutuza |
Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 2 October 2010 6 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Espanyol | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Forlín 85' (o.g.) Griezmann 76' |
(Report) | 8' Ruiz 37' L. García 52' D. García 90' Chica |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 17 October 2010 7 | Levante | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 17:00 CET | Del Horno 2', 60' Nano 20'Caicedo 63' Juanlu 90' |
(Report) | 79' Sarpong 31' Ansotegi 43' Griezmann 67' Aranburu |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 25 October 2010 8 | Real Sociedad | 3 – 0 | Deportivo de La Coruña | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Llorente 17' Griezmann 70' Agirretxe 86' Aranburu 50' Griezmann 72' |
(Report) | 21' Desmarets 64' Pérez |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,836 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 31 October 2010 9 | Málaga | 1 –2 | Real Sociedad | Málaga |
| 17:00 CET | Edinho 59' Juanmi 77' |
(Report) | 21' De la Bella 39' Zurutuza 43' Griezmann 51', 55' Llorente 88' Prieto |
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 18,000 Referee: José Luis González |
| 6 November 2010 10 | Real Sociedad | 1 –0 | Racing de Santander | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Llorente 7' Rivas 77' |
(Report) | 13' Kennedy 26' Diop 54' Francis 54' Colsa 83' Cisma 90' Torrejón |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,000 Referee: José Luis González |
| 14 November 2010 11 | Hércules | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Alicante |
| 17:00 CET | Trezeguet 47' Drenthe 52' Valdez 3' |
(Report) | 16' Griezmann 38' Elustondo 51' González |
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 21 November 2010 12 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 4 | Atlético Madrid | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET | Llorente 11' Rivas 85'Aranburu 55'Ansotegi 73'Bergara 73' |
(Report) | 12' Ujfaluši 68' Suárez 71' Forlán 79', 82' Agüero 90' (pen.) Simão |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,850 Referee: Ayza Gámez |
| 28 October 2010 13 | Sporting de Gijón | 1 –3 | Real Sociedad | Gijón |
| 17:00 CET | Grégory 3' Botía 17' De las Cuevas 34' Sangoy 52'Barral 59' Carmelo 64' Lora 66' |
(Report) | 11' Prieto 33' De la Bella 45', 73' Zurutuza 64' Llorente 90' Aranburu |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Paradas Romero |
| 5 December 2010 14 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 0 | Athletic Bilbao | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET | Prieto 25', 26' Rivas 29'San José 48' (o.g.) |
(Report) | 90' Gurpegui |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Ramírez Domínguez |
| 12 December 2010 15 | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET | Mascherano 7' Villa 9'Iniesta 33' Messi 47', 87'Bojan 90' |
(Report) | Stadium: Nou Camp Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 18 December 2010 16 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 2 | Valencia | Donostia |
| 22:00 CET | Rivas 7' Prieto 23' (pen.), 54'De la Bella 58' |
(Report) | 21' Navarro 29' Soldado 45', 86' T. Costa 81' Bruno 90' Aduriz |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,885 Referee: Iglesias Villanueva |
| 3 January 2011 17 | Real Zaragoza | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
| 20:00 CET | Sinama Pongolle 10' Paredes 42' Ponzio 52' Gabi 67'
Braulio 90' |
(Report) | Prieto 33' Griezmann 78' |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes |
| 8 January 2011 18 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 3 | Sevilla | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Rivas 23' Llorente 43'Rivas 46'González 57' |
(Report) | 25' Kanouté 63', 65' Fabiano 70' Navarro 90' Varas |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández |
| 15 January 2011 19 | Getafe | 0 –4 | Real Sociedad | Getafe |
| 18:00 CET | Diaz 28' Boateng 48' Rafa 82' |
(Report) | 10' Prieto 32' Griezmann 35' Rivas 41' Zurutuza 58' Bergara 68' Llorente 73' Elustondo 87', 90' Aranburu |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 23 January 2011 20 | Villarreal | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET | Rossi 41', 47' Cani 18' |
(Report) | 30', 60' Aranburu 32' Prieto 64' Sarpong 77' González 78' Griezmann |
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 29 January 2011 21 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 0 | Almería | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | Ansotegi 45', 66' Tamudo 78' Bravo 64' |
(Report) | 28' Jakobsen 45' Bernardello 77' García |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 6 February 2011 22 | Real Madrid | 4 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET | Kaká 8' Ronaldo 21', 42' Alonso 55'Albiol 82' Adebayor 89' |
(Report) | 10' Prieto 27' Rivas 72' (o.g.) Arbeloa 86' Estrada |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez |
| 13 February 2011 23 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Osasuna | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | Tamudo 73' Bergara 81' |
(Report) | 21' Flaño 53' Josetxo 60' Damià 71' Calleja |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 21 February 2011 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Mallorca | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET | Tamudo 56' Aranburu 79' |
(Report) | 39' De Guzmán 67' Kevin |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 18,599 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez |
| 26 February 2011 25 | Espanyol | 4 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:00 CET | Galán 30' Estrada 41' (o.g.) García 54' Callejón 81' Márquez 90' |
(Report) | 43' Estrada 53' Illarramendi |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 2 March 2011 26 | Levante | 1 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Zurutuza 53' Sutil 90' |
(Report) | 8' Juanfran 39' Munúa 54' Venta 77' Del Herno 87' Ballesteros |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 7 March 2011 27 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | A Coruña |
| 21:00 CET | Riki 41' Adrián 57' Colotto 73' Pérez 85' |
(Report) | 65' Agirretxe 69' Illarramendi |
Stadium: Riazor Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 13 March 2011 28 | Real Sociedad | 0 – 2 | Málaga | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | 2' Rivas 44' Estrada |
(Report) | 25' Duda 58' Rondón 64' Weligton 73' Caballero |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 20 March 2011 29 | Racing Santander | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Santander |
| 17:00 CET | Bakircioglu 43' Dos Santos 77' Lacen 68' |
(Report) | 31', 72' Griezmann 89' Labaka |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 3 April 2011 30 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 3 | Hércules | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | 20' Tamudo 79', 90' Ifrán |
(Report) | 11' Femenía 13' Aguilar 35' Juanra 51' Farinós 70' Portillo 82' Calatayud 84', 89' Drenthe |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 10 April 2011 31 | Atlético Madrid | 3 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET | Filipe Luís 12' Suárez 45'Tiago 72' Agüero 78', 88' |
(Report) | 69' Demidov |
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 17 April 2011 32 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 1 | Sporting de Gijón | Donostia |
| 17:00 CET | Labaka 11' Estrada 27' Griezmann 32', 79' Tamudo 90'Demidov 90' |
(Report) | 54' Rivera 69' De las Cuevas 86' José Ángel |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 23 April 2011 33 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 22:00 CET | Muniain 18' Toquero 28', 84' Orbaiz 66' San José 71'Gurpegui 84'Amorebieta 89'De Marcos 90' |
(Report) | 31' (o.g.) Martínez 36' Aranburu 62' Tamudo |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 30 April 2011 34 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 1 | Barcelona | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Tamudo 11' Ifrán 71' Prieto 82'Estrada 90' |
(Report) | 29' Thiago 81' Mascherano |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 7 May 2011 35 | Valencia | 3 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 18:00 CET | Soldado 16', 37' Jonas 25' Mathieu 71' |
(Report) | 53' De la Bella |
Stadium: Mestalla Referee: José Luis González |
| 11 May 2011 36 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 1 | Zaragoza | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Tamudo 24' Aranburu 88' Griezmann 9'Zurutuza 15'Tamudo 73'Ifrán 85'Prieto 80' |
(Report) | 53' Gabi 26' Lanzaro 45' Herrera |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 15 May 2011 37 | Sevilla | 3 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 21:00 CET | Escudé 45' Kanouté 52', 54', 60' Negredo 82', 85' |
(Report) | 13' Elustondo 71' Bergara 72' Agirretxe 81' Labaka |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 21 May 2011 38 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 1 | Getafe | Donostia |
| 22:00 CET | Sutil 66', 90' |
(Report) | 9' Díaz 33' Álvarez |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
Copa del Rey
| 28 October 2010 4th | Real Sociedad | 2 – 3 | Almería | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET | Sarpong 7' Elustondo 31'Estrada 17' Elustondo 88' |
(Report) | 66' Goitom 71', 88' Ulloa 77' Michel |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: ? Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 10 November 2010 4th | Almería | 2 – 1 | Real Sociedad | Almería |
| 21:00 CET | Ulloa 47', 53' Goitom 20'Jakobsen 59' |
(Report) | 50' Agirretxe 62' Llorente |
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: ? Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
As a result of losing on a 5–3 aggregate, Real Sociedad were knocked out