A revamped Real Sociedad suffered a fourth defeat in their last five games on Saturday with a 3-2 loss to Sevilla ahead of the Champions League second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.
The second consecutive defeat in La Liga leaves the Basques in doubt three days before a key home game against PSG, where they hope to overcome a 2-0 deficit in the first leg.
The Basques were beaten by Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri, who scored a brace two minutes before the game before Sergio Ramos got the third in the 65th minute.
A penalty from André Silva in first-half stoppage time gave the visitors hope, but Brais Mendez’s comfort in the second minute of stoppage time was not enough.
Real Sociedad are now in seventh place with 40 problems, while Sevilla are in 14th place with 27.
Kylian Mbappe scored the opener as PSG took a big step towards the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of the round of 16 two weeks ago.
Later on Saturday, La Liga leaders Real Madrid return to Valencia, where striker Vinicius Jr was the victim of racist abuse last season.
Girona travel to Mallorca on Sunday in a bid to get their recent deficiency in shape and also avenge the team that knocked them out of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals in January.
Third-placed Barcelona coach Xavi said on Saturday that now is the “moment of truth” for his side, which is on a run of four league wins in five, with an away game against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and a Champions League second leg at home. to Naples.
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