Barcelona returned to the league summit on Sunday afternoon when they passed the Real Sociedad 4-0 at the Lluis Companys Olimpic Stadium.
The Blaugrana took full advantage of Real Madrid’s surprise defeat to Real Betis To move three points away from their adversaries from the title, also jumping Atlético de Madrid After they were briefly moved to the first place after the home victory at Athletic Club on Saturday.
Aritz Elustondo’s 17 -minute red card certainly helped Barcelona While they were relieved, with the efforts of Gerard Martin and Marc Casado who handed over a two -goal pillow with Hansi Flick.
Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski settled each other for goals after the pause, while Barcelona reached three crucial points in the degree race.
As the game was deployed
The Royal Society thought that the dream in Catalonia had begun, as Sergio Gomez fired a diverted effort beyond Wojciech Szczesny in the third minute, but Barcelona breathed a huge sigh of relief, as Javi Lopez was penalized outside of creation.
However, the bright start of the real would soon become nightmare. Moments after Alex’s mistake Remiro almost gave him leadership in Barcelona, Elustondo was fired for his last lack of Dani Olmo, while the attacking midfielder sought to run through the goal.
The resistance of the ten men in the Basque dress lasted only eight minutes before the hosts celebrated their workshop. Olmo, which was the decisive factor Last weekend victory over Las PalmasHe found himself on the left in Martin inside the penalty area and the 23 -year -old devastated his first goal for the club.
Casado would enjoy the same sensation only four minutes later when he opened his Barcelona account. The Fortune favored the Holding midfielder, while the poisonous strike of Olmo was erased from the knee and beyond the remirinity of the helpless.
The second half referred to the limitation of damage to the real one, but allowed Barcelona their third only ten minutes after the restart. Finishing to Pedri Power a strip strike outside the crossbar, visitors could not prevent Araujo from returning home from the range to the corner.
For several minutes earlier, the Uruguayan defender came to the creation of Lewandowski while Barcelona poured more misery to its visitors. International Poland made a foot to divert the long -range effort of her partner beyond Remiro, claiming her eighth goal in the ten -party space of the process.
With the points firmly in the posterior pocket, Barcelona took the foot of the gas at the closing stages while throwing an eye to Wednesday Champions league He squeezes with Benfica.
Check out the classifications of players from Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad here.
To have seen a Puzzling Madrid Barcelona, hit in Seville, Barcelona was aware of what they needed to do against a stubborn society of society that had only been defeated by Los Blancos in the King Cup on Wednesday evening.
The men of Imanol Alguacil do not grant many and are able to frustrate even the most dynamic of the opposition, which they showed in the victory over Barcelona before this term, but a early red card made the victory too comfortable.
A potentially problematic encounter quickly turned into a walkway on the side of the house, which is now in the position of the Pole for the upper point, reaches the end of the season.
Olmo’s position on the starting line It has not been guaranteed since the end of the year, but Espanyol showed their credentials to stop on Sunday. After changing the bench game last weekend, he showed the difference in the way out against Real.
The 26 -year -old was essential in the three key moments of the first half, winning the fault that Elustondo fired before setting up the two strikes. His first attendance was sumptuous, as he showed his remarkable vision of choosing Martin in the Far Post and his presence in the constantly carefree penalty area of the defense of royal society.
Olmo finished the meeting after creating five times, in addition to completing 92% of his steps and made ten touches in the Royal Society’s box. Real could simply not cope with it.
It could not have been a much more pink afternoon for Barcelona in terms of his post for the title, but it was also the perfect preparation for his next first Champions League on 16 against Benfica on Wednesday evening.
After being wrapped in the mid-time whistle, Hansi Flick was able to make several first substitutions in the second half to rest the first key teams before the trip to Lisbon, with the trio of Pedri, Raphinha and Pau Cubarsi all withdrawn before the time mark.
The azulgran should have a lot of fresh legs ahead of his Portuguese adventure and will be fundamental in overcoming a Benfica talented. Barcelona’s visit to Estadio da Luz at the beginning of this season ended 5-4 in controversial circumstances Because Bruno Lage’s side continuously caused them the problems with which Darting enters behind and the quick counterattacks.
Tarling football is often a matter of excellent margins and the effortless victory of Barcelona on Sunday can give them the additional energy needed in Europe.
