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The Basques lost friendlies to Osasuna (1-3) and Sporting Lisbon (0-3), defeated Bayer Leverkusen (1-0), and drew with Atlético Madrid (0-0). The Catalans kicked off preseason with a 4-2 win over fifth-division side Olot. Michel’s men then drew with FC Andorra (2-2), beat Sheffield United (2-0), edged Blackburn (3-2 — Tsyhankov recorded a goal and an assist), and held Napoli to a 1-1 draw. Veteran striker Cristhian Stuani, 36, scored three goals in those matches.

Watch Real Sociedad vs Girona live — the sides have met five times in San Sebastián. The hosts have won twice, while the remaining matches ended in draws. In four of those games, the Royal Club scored at least two goals, while the visitors failed to score in three of the meetings. The White and Blues signed striker André Silva on loan from RB Leipzig. The Portuguese forward registered 30 goal involvements in 75 appearances with the Red Bulls.

David Silva retired at 37 after suffering another injury. Takefusa Kubo had an offer from Saudi Arabia, but the Japanese winger chose to remain in La Liga. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Kubo has attracted interest from Napoli. Watch Real Sociedad vs Girona live.

Dovbyk is close to joining Girona. Media reports suggest the fee is around €7 million, with half of the amount going to the Ukrainian striker’s former club, FC Midtjylland. Earlier, the Catalans attempted to sign him by offering Kukharevych, who could have gone on loan to Dnipro-1 with a purchase option.

The Red and Whites are also monitoring Chelsea forward Armando Broja. Valentín Castellanos, whose rights belonged to New York City FC, has joined Lazio. Oriol Romeu had to pay Girona €600,000, together with his agent, to finalize his transfer to Barcelona, as the Blaugrana were unwilling to pay more than €3 million. Watch Real Sociedad vs Girona live.