In a crucial showdown, "Real Sociedad" defeated "Villarreal" © REUTERS

Having started the season well, the "Villarreal" team has been struggling to find their form in Spain for some time now.

This time, Unai Emery's players lost 0:1 away to San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" team.

"Real Sociedad" scored the only goal of the match after 33 minutes. Defender Brais Mendez found the back of the net after a successful pass from Mikel Merino.

After this victory, the Basque team pulled ahead by 4 points from the "Villarreal" players in the league table.

Other results:

"Cadiz" 2:2 "Espanyol"