Barca beat Real Sociedad 2-0 to overcome Girona

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

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The Catalan side young star Lamine Yamal scored in the 40^th minute after Ilkay Gundogan’s assist to give the home team the lead. The result remained unchanged until the extra time of the 2^nd half when Raphinha converted a penalty in the 93^rd 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 7^th with 54 points after 35 matches – 1 point behind 6^th place Betis.