Barcelona come from behind to beat Real Sociedad and knock the Basque side off top spot in La Liga.

Frenkie de Jong’s winner was his first goal since February
Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Sociedad and knock the Basque side off top spot in La Liga.
Barca move up from eighth to fifth with the win, while Atletico Madrid take over from Real Sociedad on goal difference at the top.
Willian Jose tapped La Real into the lead from Portu’s unselfish ball but Jordi Alba levelled with a fine right-footed strike.
Frenkie de Jong scored the winner from Alba’s deflected cross.
The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but given after a video assistant referee review.
Antoine Griezmann hit the bar for Barca from a tight angle and missed a glorious chance when he tried to slide the ball into an empty net but deflected it to the keeper.
Real Sociedad – who had drawn their past six games – went close late on but Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s double save denied Jose and Alexander Isak.
Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid are all level on 26 points at the top of La Liga, with Barcelona now only six points behind.
Line-ups
Barcelona

  • 1ter Stegen
  • 2Dest
  • 4Araujo
  • 28Mingueza
    Substituted forLengletat 79’minutes
  • 18Alba
  • 5BusquetsBooked at 41mins
    Substituted forAleñáat 67’minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 21de Jong
  • 7Griezmann
    Substituted forMachado Trincãoat 66’minutesBooked at 88mins
  • 16González
    Substituted forPjanicat 74’minutes
  • 9Braithwaite
  • 10Messi

Substitutes

  • 6Aleñá
  • 8Pjanic
  • 12Puig
  • 13Murara Neto
  • 14Coutinho
  • 15Lenglet
  • 17Machado Trincão
  • 19Fernandes Siqueira
  • 23Umtiti
  • 26Peña
  • 29De la Fuente

Real Sociedad

  • 1Remiro
  • 18Gorosabel
  • 5Zubeldia
  • 24Le NormandBooked at 80mins
    Substituted forSagnanat 85’minutes
  • 20Monreal
  • 16Guevara
    Substituted forNavarroat 56’minutes
  • 36Zubimendi
  • 8Merino
  • 11JanuzajBooked at 20mins
    Substituted forBarrenetxeaat 56’minutesBooked at 58mins
  • 9Da Silva
  • 7Portugués Manzanera
    Substituted forIsakat 64’minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Zaldua
  • 12Muñoz
  • 15Sagnan
  • 17Merquelanz
  • 19Isak
  • 22Barrenetxea
  • 25Bautista
  • 28López
  • 29Navarro
  • 31Marrero
  • 34Ayesa
  • 37Gonzalez

Referee:
José María Sánchez Martínez
Match Stats
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  1. Match ends, Barcelona 2, Real Sociedad 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Real Sociedad 1.
  3. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. Foul by Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad).
  5. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
  7. Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona).
  9. Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. Foul by Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad).
  12. Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. Foul by Nacho Monreal (Real Sociedad).
  14. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  15. Foul by Roberto Navarro (Real Sociedad).
  16. Trincão (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. Foul by Trincão (Barcelona).
  18. Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. Foul by Trincão (Barcelona).
  20. Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.