Japanese striker Takefusa Kubo scored his third goal of Spain’s La Liga season on Saturday in Real Sociedad’s 3-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao.
Kubo received a diagonal through ball from David Silva before dribbling past a defender to make it 2-0 in the 37th minute. However, he got carried away with his party and was booked for taking his shirt off.
Takefusa Kubo celebrates after scoring Real Sociedad’s second goal in their 3-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao in a Spanish First Division game in San Sebastian, Spain on January 14, 2023. (TBEN)
He left the field with 14 minutes remaining.
“I have to make sure I can’t play so hard after getting a yellow card,” Kubo said in a statement from the club.
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Alongside other Japanese players in Europe, Daizen Maeda opened the scoring in the 18th minute as Celtic advanced to the Scottish League Cup final with a 2–0 win over Kilmarnock in Glasgow.
Daizen Maeda (far right) scores for Celtic in a 2-0 Scottish League Cup semi-final victory over Kilmarnock in Glasgow on January 15, 2023. (TBEN)
