Barcelona ground out a feisty 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Thursday, returning to second in the La Liga table and putting Monday’s home defeat to Cádiz behind them.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s early goal helped Xavi’s side tighten their grip on a top-four place, opening an eight-point gap over Sociedad in sixth. The Gabon forward struck after 11 minutes, heading home Ferran Torres’s cross after Ousmane Dembélé had struck the post.
