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Barca beat Real Sociedad 2-0 to overcome Girona
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Barcelona returned to 2nd place after the victory.

Barcelona won against Real Sociedad 2-0 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and returned to the 2nd place in La Liga with 1 point more than Girona as the 2nd place in the league is very important as it will qualify the team there to the Supercopa de España.

The Catalan side young star Lamine Yamal scored in the 40th minute after Ilkay Gundogan’s assist to give the home team the lead. The result remained unchanged until the extra time of the 2nd half when Raphinha converted a penalty in the 93rd minute to secure the important 3 points for Xavi’s side.

The victory was very important as Barcelona is fighting for 2nd place in La Liga and a place at the Supercopa de España, which will mean a huge income for the financially unstable team.

Real Sociedad are 7th with 54 points after 35 matches – 1 point behind 6th place Betis.