Óskarsson Wants More Goals After Lyon Draw

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Real Sociedad striker Orri Óskarsson said he is pleased to be scoring regularly but believes he should be converting more chances, according to Marca. The Icelandic forward, who has five goals this season — four of them in the past month — was speaking after his side's draw with Olympique de Lyon.

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Óskarsson took a positive view of the point against Lyon, describing the French side as a good team with plenty of quality. He said Real Sociedad played well, especially in the first half, and felt they could have taken all three points, but judged a point against such an opponent to be a good result. He added that the team were a little tired and that the referee awarded too many fouls, which he said explained their drop-off in the second half.

The forward highlighted his connection with Barrenetxea, who delivered the cross for his goal. Óskarsson said the two train together every day, called Barrenetxea a great footballer and said they have a good relationship on and off the pitch. He said he is happy with his own play but sees his job as helping the team in those situations to win and collect points.

When told he had scored 15 goals in 2026 from 14 expected goals, Óskarsson insisted he wants to score more and is not happy with how many chances he misses. He said missing is part of a striker's work, noting he has often watched Mbappé, Raphinha and the best players miss a lot, and stressed that the important thing for him is getting into positions to score — a feeling he said he now has throughout matches.

Óskarsson also said Real Sociedad want to finish in the top eight of the league phase to go directly into the round of 16. He acknowledged the team do not currently have the points for that, but noted four matches remain.