Madrid, May 14 (IANS) FC Barcelona returned to second place in LaLiga after a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Monday night.
This win helped Barcelona rebound from their 4-2 defeat to Girona last week, moving them above their Catalan neighbors with three games remaining in the season.
Real Sociedad dropped to seventh place, behind Real Betis in their efforts to qualify for next season’s Europa League.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 40th minute, finishing off a counter-attack with a classy shot across Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro, reports Xinhua.
The goal came two minutes after Raphinha had hit the post for Barca after being set up by Pedri, who was back in Barcelona’s starting 11 along with Inigo Martinez, who was facing one of his former clubs.
The second goal came in the closing moments after the VAR penalized Alvaro Odriozola for handball. Raphinha scored from the spot to seal the win.
The game got off to an even start, with most of the play in the middle of the park, before Sheraldo Becker twice went close to putting the visitors ahead, with a goal ruled out for offside, before Marc Andre ter Stegen saved another effort soon afterwards.
Real Sociedad looked to get back into the game after the break, with Brais Mendez having the best chance after an error from Ilkay Gundogan, but the midfielder pulled his effort wide of the post.
Barcelona’s next game is away to already-relegated Almeria, while Real Sociedad face Valencia ahead of a vital game away to Betis, which could decide who plays in Europe next year.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
