Barcelona secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday, reclaiming the top spot in La Liga after a commanding performance at the Spotify Camp Nou. An early red card for Sociedad’s Aritz Elustondo gave Hansi Flick’s side a significant advantage, allowing Gerard Martin, Marc Casado, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski to find the net in a comfortable win.
Atletico Madrid had temporarily knocked the Catalans off their perch with a win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, while Real Madrid lost further ground in the title race with a defeat at Real Betis. Flick made several rotations ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League last-16 trip to Benfica on Wednesday but still managed to move one point ahead of Atletico.
