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28 Nov 2015
Messi scores as Barcelona hit four

Barcelona remained four points clear at the top of La Liga after an emphatic win which saw Lionel Messi score his first league goal for two months.

Neymar opened the scoring with a composed left-foot finish before Luis Suarez doubled the lead with a brilliant volley before half-time.

It was 3-0 shortly after the interval, Neymar scoring his 14th goal in 12 La Liga appearances.

Messi completed the scoring after meeting Neymar's cross.

Neymar celebrates scoring for Barcelona against Real Sociedad

Neymar is La Liga's top scorer with 14 goals this season

It was the Argentina forward's third goal in two starts since suffering a knee injury in a 2-1 win over Las Palmas on 26 September.

Messi has been linked with a move to Manchester City but the 28-year-old did not let the speculation spoil his performance as Barcelona secured a sixth successive victory.

Luis Enrique's side dominated their lowly opponents, Suarez's acrobatic finish the highlight of a clinical team performance.

They have scored 14 goals in the past three games, while Messi looks to be nearing the form which saw him score 43 goals to help Barcelona to the La Liga title last season.

Barca have 33 points from 13 games.

Third-placed Real Madrid, who were hammered 4-0 by Barca last weekend and are now nine points off the pace, play Eibar on Sunday.

Barca's win took them seven points clear of nearest rivals Atletico Madrid, who later reduced the deficit back to four with a 1-0 win over Espanyol thanks to Antoine Griezmann's goal.

Barcelona's players celebrate a goal against Real Sociedad

Barcelona's next La Liga match is away to Valencia on 5 December

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Real Sociedad

Lionel Messi only returned from a two month injury lay-off last week

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez scores against Real Sociedad

Luis Suarez has scored in each of his last seven Barcelona appearances

Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)

Barcelona

  • 13 Bravo
  • 06 Dani Alves (Adriano - 62' )
  • 03 Piqué
  • 14 Mascherano (Bartra - 69' )
  • 24 Mathieu (Alba - 66' )
  • 04 Rakitic
  • 05 Busquets
  • 08 Iniesta
  • 10 Messi
  • 09 Suárez
  • 11 Neymar

Substitutes

  • 01 ter Stegen
  • 15 Bartra
  • 17 El Haddadi
  • 18 Alba
  • 19 Ramírez
  • 21 Adriano
  • 23 Vermaelen

Real Sociedad

  • 01 Rulli
  • 30 Elustondo Booked
  • 03 González
  • 06 Iñigo Martínez
  • 19 Berchiche Izeta Booked
  • 16 Canales Booked (Oyarzabal - 58' )
  • 14 Rubén Pardo Booked
  • 08 Granero Booked
  • 10 Xabi Prieto
  • 11 Vela (Na Bangna - 81' )
  • 09 Agirretxe (Hernández Ortega - 73' )

Substitutes

  • 02 Martínez
  • 07 Na Bangna
  • 21 Hernández Ortega
  • 23 Reyes
  • 24 De la Bella
  • 28 Oyarzabal
  • 31 Bardaji
Ref: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
Att: 74,020

Match Stats

Shots

11 10

On target

6 2

Corners

6 4

Fouls

11 14

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Barcelona 4, Real Sociedad 0.

90:00 +3:04 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Real Sociedad 0.

90:00 +1:52

Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +1:52

Foul by Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad).

90:00 +0:13 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Barcelona 4, Real Sociedad 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.

87:43

Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.

86:08

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Neymar following a fast break.

85:52

Attempt saved. Bruma (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

84:56

Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aritz Elustondo with a cross.

83:31

Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.

83:29

Attempt missed. Bruma (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xabi Prieto with a headed pass.

83:06

Attempt missed. Bruma (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

81:11

Attempt missed. Bruma (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.

80:36 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Real Sociedad. Bruma replaces Carlos Vela.

79:59

Adriano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79:59

Foul by Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad).

78:41

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mikel González.

75:56

Dangerous play by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).

75:56

Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.

75:05

Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

73:36

Attempt missed. Yuri (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.

72:35 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Real Sociedad. Héctor replaces Imanol Agirretxe.

72:01

Foul by Adriano (Barcelona).

72:01

Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the left wing.

70:37

Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).

70:37

Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68:57

Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).

68:57

Yuri (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68:18

Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).

68:18

Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68:02 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bartra replaces Javier Mascherano.

67:31

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.

66:25

Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

66:25

Foul by Mikel González (Real Sociedad).

65:19 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Jeremy Mathieu.

64:45

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yuri.

63:10

Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).

63:10

Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62:19

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

62:19

Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad).

61:22 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Dani Alves.

59:03

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.

58:18

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.

57:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Sergio Canales.

57:03

Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

57:03

Foul by Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad).

55:10 Booking

Booking Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55:06

Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

55:06

Foul by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad).

52:16 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Barcelona 3, Real Sociedad 0. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Mathieu.

49:51 Booking

Booking Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

49:47

Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.

49:47

Foul by Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad).

48:24

Offside, Barcelona. Claudio Bravo tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.

48:06

Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48:06

Foul by Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad).

47:41 Booking

Booking Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

47:34

Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47:34

Foul by Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad).

46:55

Attempt saved. Yuri (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.

45:00

Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Real Sociedad 0.

45:00 +2:10 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Real Sociedad 0.

45:00 +1:49

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Xabi Prieto.

45:00 +1:12

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.

40:50 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Barcelona 2, Real Sociedad 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.

39:42

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.

38:36

Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.

36:59 Booking

Booking Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

36:43

Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36:43

Foul by Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad).

35:03

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

33:48

Delay in match Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) because of an injury.

33:28

Foul by Neymar (Barcelona).

33:28

Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32:50

Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.

31:27

Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).

31:27

Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.

30:35

Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).

30:35

Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27:15 Booking

Booking Yuri (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

27:09

Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

27:09

Foul by Yuri (Real Sociedad).

24:51

Foul by Neymar (Barcelona).

24:51

Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23:27

Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.

23:27

Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad).

21:06 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Barcelona 1, Real Sociedad 0. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.

17:07

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17:07

Foul by Esteban Granero (Real Sociedad).

15:25

Offside, Barcelona. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.

13:38

Attempt missed. Sergio Canales (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

12:12

Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.

10:59

Offside, Barcelona. Javier Mascherano tries a through ball, but Dani Alves is caught offside.

9:27

Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Jeremy Mathieu.

8:23

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mikel González.

6:29

Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Ivan Rakitic is caught offside.

5:09

Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

5:09

Foul by Xabi Prieto (Real Sociedad).

4:15

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

3:25

Delay in match Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad) because of an injury.

3:05

Offside, Real Sociedad. Imanol Agirretxe tries a through ball, but Carlos Vela is caught offside.

2:19

Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.

2:03

Attempt blocked. Rubén Pardo (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xabi Prieto.

1:56

Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).

1:56

Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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