Barcelona returned to the La Liga summit on Sunday afternoon when she defeated Real Sociedad 4-0 at Estati Olimpic Lluis Companys.
La Blaugrana used the surprise defeat by Real Madrid in Real Betis to fully postpone three points from their title opponents, and also skipped Atletico Madrid after they were briefly drawn to the Athletic Club on Saturday after victory at home.
Aritz Elustondo’s red card 17th minute certainly helped Barcelona when they made the victory easier. Gerard Martin and Marc Casado gave the side of Hansi Flick a two-goal pillow during the break.
Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski set up for goals after the break when Barcelona took three important points in the title race.
How the game unfolds
Real Sociedad believed that they had started the dream in Catalonia when Sergio Gomez fired a distracted exertion over Wojciech Szczesny in the third minute, but Barcelona breathed a great sigh of relief when Javi Lopez was punished for the sidelines.
However, the bright start of La Real would soon become nightmare. Moments after Alex Remiro’s mistake was almost handed over to the lead.
The ten-member resistance of the Basque Outfit only lasted eight minutes before the hosts celebrated their opener. Olmo, who was the decisive factor in the victory last weekend against Las Palmas, Martin found left-back in the penalty area and the 23-year-old was emphatically his first goal for the club.
Casado would enjoy the same feeling just four minutes later when he opened his account in Barcelona. Fortune preferred the half -field player as Olmos toxic strike from his knee and beyond the helpless remiro.
In the second half it was about the restriction of damage for La Real, but they allowed Barcelona just ten minutes after the restart. After you had just seen Pedri how Pedri had done a blow out of the crossbar, the visitors could not prevent Araujo from getting home at a corner.
The Uruguayan defender was erected a few minutes ago by his efforts when Barcelona gave her visitors more misery. The Polish national player triggered a foot to distract the long-term effort of his teammate beyond Remiro and claimed his eighth goal within ten games in the process.
After the points were firm in the buttocks, Barcelona understandably took her foot off the gas in the final stage when she turned an eye on the Champions League on Wednesday with Benfica.
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After Barcelona had seen an overwhelming Madrid in Seville on Saturday, he was aware of what they had to do about a stubborn real sociedad team that was narrowly defeated by Los Blancos on Wednesday evening in Copa del Rey.
The men from Imanol Alguacil do not admit many and are able to frustrate even the most dynamic opposition – something they have proven in victory over Barcelona at the beginning of this semester – but an early red card made the victory too comfortable.
A potentially problematic encounter quickly turned into a cake walk for the home team, which is now in pole at the end of the season.
Olmos position in the starting line -up has not been guaranteed since the turn of the year, but the Spaniard has proven his login information on Sunday. After changing the game from the bank last weekend, he demonstrated the Real differentiator.
The 26-year-old was instrumental in the three key moments of the first half and won the foul that Elustondo had released before he set up both strikes. His first assistant was lavish when he demonstrated his remarkable vision to choose Martin on the long post and his presence in the penalty area, which constantly contaminated the real sociedads defense.
Olmo ended the encounter with five chances to complete 92% of his passports and to make ten touches in the Real Sociedad Box. La Real just couldn’t avoid him.
For Barcelona, it could not have been a much rosier afternoon in relation to the charges for the title, but it was also the perfect preparation for her upcoming Champions League Last-16 against Benfica on Wednesday evening.
After Hansi Flick completed the half-time pipe, he was able to make several early substitutions in the second half to rest the first teams before the trip to Lisbon, with the trio of Pedri, Raphinha and Pau Cubarsi withdrawn before the hour.
La Blaugrana should have many fresh legs in front of her Portuguese adventure and you will prove to be crucial to overcome a talented Benfica team. Barcelona’s visit to Estadio Da Luz at the beginning of this season 5: 4 ended under controversial circumstances when the team from Bruno Lage constantly led them to problems with darting runs in the back and quick counterattacks.
Knockout football is often a question of fine margins, and Barcelona’s effortless victory on Sunday can give you the additional energy required in Europe.