In the 28th round of the Spanish Football League, Atletico Madrid, the league’s top team, regained their composure and got back on track to win their first championship since 2014 by defeating visitors Alaves 1-0. Meanwhile, Barcelona kept up the pressure by scoring six goals in front of host Real Sociedad.
The club led by Argentine coach Diego Simeone came into the contest fresh off a disappointing draw against Getafe in the previous round and a second Champions League final loss to Chelsea, which put an end to the Spanish capital’s continental ambitions.
However, on Sunday, Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who saved a penalty at the crucial moment, and Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who scored the game’s lone goal, helped the team get back on track. Suarez’s goal brought his score to 66 points, which puts him 4 points ahead of Barcelona II and 6 points ahead of Real Madrid, their excellent neighbors, who defeated Celta Vigo on Saturday by a score of 3-1.
Barcelona maintained its dominance in the Basque Country’s championship outside of its stadium by defeating Real Sociedad 6-1 for its ninth straight victory away from the “Camp Nou,” demonstrating its superiority over the home team, which has not beaten the Catalan club since April 9, 2016, when Mikel Uyarsabal’s goal gave it the victory.
The match was special for Lionel Messi, as he became the record holder of the number of games in a Barcelona shirt in all competitions (768), surpassing the former midfielder Xavi Hernandez (767), also strengthening his record as the club’s top scorer (663). ) and the top scorer in all competitions in The history of the Spanish League (467) after adding a double on Sunday, bringing his total to 23 top scorers.
Messi and his teammates in the Ronald Koeman-coached Dutch team will head into the international break in good spirits, ready for what is ahead of them after their return, including the “Clasico” match scheduled for the Real Madrid stadium on the tenth of next month. That is, following a seeming cakewalk versus Valladolid.
Sociedad intends to use the break to rest up so that it can play Athletic Bilbao on April 3 in the final World Cup match of the 2020 season, which was postponed from last year due to the Coronavirus. Sociedad is 10 points below the final fourth spot to qualify for the Champions League.
After winning the title (2-1) and the local Super Cup semifinals (on penalties after a 1-1 deadlock in the first and extra time), Barcelona deserved to defeat the Basque club three times this season. The best and riskiest game saw two goals in the opening period courtesy of the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, who was followed by his compatriot Osman Dembele’s shot after a cross from Jordi Alba (37), and the American Serginho Dust following a complex front from Messi (43).
Et il a porté le coup de grâce à la Sociedad en ajoutant le troisième but après une magnifique incursion d’Alba sur le côté gauche (53e), avant que Messi n’écrive son nom à la 56e minute après une passe de Sergio Buscets.
Dembele then added a fifth goal to wrap off the Catalan celebration in the 71st minute. Sociedad then cut the deficit with a goal from Andre Parinchia in the 77th minute, but Messi restored a five-goal advantage with a second personal goal following another great feed from Alba (89 ).
Villarreal extended its revival by defeating its visitor Kadesh 2-1 for the second time in a row.
In addition, Villarreal lost eight stages after being one of the key contenders for the Champions League qualifying spots, which contributed to its collapse.
However, the Unai Emery El Montesha squad advanced to the “Europa League” quarterfinals after winning Sunday for the second time in a row and tenth time overall, against 13 draws, raising its score to 43 points in seventh position, 12 points ahead of fourth-place Sevilla.
