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Granero: I promised Arbeloa we would beat Barcelona

Alvaro Arbeloa mocked Barcelona's defeat to Real Sociedad and Esteban Granero - his old teammate - said he had promised the result.

Real Sociedad midfielder Esteban Granero claims he promised former teammate Alvaro Arbeloa that his side would beat Barcelona.

A solitary goal after just five minutes from Mikel Oyarzabal was enough for the home side to take all three points at Anoeta on Saturday and blow La Liga's title race wide open with six games to play.

Arbeloa reignited a feud with Gerard Pique after the match when he mocked Barca's defeat by tweeting "How difficult it is to win against 11!