Lionel Messi scored twice on Sunday as Barcelona kept the pressure on Atlético Madrid after beating Real Sosidad 6–1, who saved a penalty to save the previous Olave from Jan Oblak. Oblac’s 86th-minute heroics considered Luis Suarez’s 500th career goal enough for a 1-0 win at Wanda Metropolitano, meaning a four-point margin remains at the top of La Liga, playing 10 games. remains. But in contrast to Atletico’s 19th-victory against Alves and Barca with qualifying for Europe with the Real Societized side, versions spoke of being implicated in the race for the Spanish title.
Atlético will hope that Oblak’s save could prove to be a turning point after being challenged after a few weeks, while the international break could provide Diego Simeone’s side with a chance to reset and refresh ahead of the run-in.
Oblak said, “There are sports where you suffer but what makes football beautiful.
Simeon said: “Like all great teams, there is always a goal that has a lot of goals and that saves a lot. They are both decisive players that make the team strong.”
Barcelona have killed off their strikes, their six goals against Real Sociedad no less for any compelling attacking performance, and perhaps their best since taking over from Ronald Cowman.
“The team has improved a lot lately,” Komman said. “We’ve gone to a lot of games in the league without a loss, which was the only way to get back to the title fight.
“But we are still behind Atleti, Real Madrid is strong. We have to keep going till the end.”
Messi breaks attendance record
Messi scored 11 and 12 goals in his final 10 matches and made 16 of 12 this year. The 33-year-old has also now passed X Hernandez’s record of 767 Barcelona performances, which he equaled against Huska on Monday.
Messi did not field a lone Farrata at the Reale Arena, where Sergino scored twice at the Destination, when Antoine Griezmann slammed the opener.
Ausman Dembélé and Real Sociedad’s Ander Barentexia – with the goal of the night – both registered between Messi’s double in the second half.
For Barcelona, this is the ninth consecutive win in the league, if the club defeated Real Madrid in Clásico on 10 April, their 10th record within the club.
Real Sociedad next play postpone Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final from April 3 last year.
Dest had already hit the crossbar when Messi freed Jordi Alba from the left and Dembele’s finish was saved, with Griezmann on hand to convert the rebound.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to correct his own poor clearance by getting down to deny Alexander Issac, but Real Sosiedad’s resistance was brief.
Messi slammed into Dest to fire and then Alba pulled back from the other side to make the American three.
Messi leaped from behind at the start of the second half, lifting Sergio Busquets’ ball before allowing Dembele to pass uncontested, and was effectively thrown into the far corner.
Barrenetxea put his side on the scoreboard, and brilliantly, flapping inside Frenkie de Jong and throwing a shot into the top corner, but Messi had the last word, curling a crisp finish inside the nearby post.
Suarez attacked
Messi remains ahead of Suarez in the La Liga scoring charts, despite Uruguay’s outstanding performance in the second half against Alava in the ninth minute.
Thomas Lemar swung the ball around the corner to Marcos Lorente, who fed Kieran Trippier racing to the right, and he crossed a cross near the run post, where Suarez took the lead.
Promoted
But without a second goal, the Aleves always had a chance and were awarded a gold after Stefan Savic’s decision to hand in front of Luis Rizza inside the judicial zone.
Joselu stepped in and hit it well to his left but Oblak read it right and pinned his left leg still in the line, leapt and pushed the ball away.
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