( moodeng )Barcelona reclaimed top spot as they thrashed 10-man Real Sociedad 4-0 at home. moodeng

Spanish La Liga Football

Barcelona 4 – Real Sociedad 0

Stadium: Estadio Olympic Luis Kompanies

In the 17th minute, Real Sociedad were reduced to 10 men when Aritz Elustondo pulled on Dani Olmo while he was running the ball away, and the referee showed the away team’s defender a straight red card.

With more players, Barcelona took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute when Lamine Yamal showed off his skills, dodging the away team’s defenders on the right before passing to Dani Olmo, who curved the ball to the far post where Gerard Martin slid in and headed it back into the goal.

In the 29th minute, the score was 2-0 when Rafinha took a corner kick from the left and it was cleared. Dani Olmo took a long shot that hit Marc Casado’s foot and changed direction into the goal.

End of first half, Barca lead Real Sociedad 2-0.

In the second half, in the 56th minute, Barca led 3-0. Rafinha took a corner kick from the left to Robert Lewandowski, whose first header was saved by Alex Remiro, and Ronald Araujo headed the ball into the net.

In the 60th minute, the home team scored the 4th goal when Ronald Araujo took a long shot. The ball was not dangerous, but Lewandowski flicked it in the penalty area and changed the direction of the ball into the net.

Full-time: Barcelona crush Real Sociedad 4-0 to return to top of La Liga ( moodeng )