Original title: La Liga: 4:2 victory over Real Sociedad Barcelona wins first match in the “post Messi era”
The first round of the Spanish Football League in the 2021-2022 season will continue on the 15th. Ushering in the first match of the “post Messi era”, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 4:2 at home.
After the opening, Barcelona quickly created an opportunity, and Griezmann’s header hit the frame. In the 19th minute of the first half, the home team opened up the situation, Depay took a free kick from the front court, and Pique broke the net with a header from the edge of the penalty area. Before halftime, De Jong sent a cross from the right, and Brythwaite nodded the ball into the net, rewriting the score to 2:0 for Barcelona.
In the second half, in the 59th minute, Barcelona scored another goal and continued to expand the lead: Alba’s shot was saved by the opponent goalkeeper Remiro, and Blaisewaite made a shot into the net from the front of the penalty area.
Towards the end of the game, Real Sociedad scored two goals to close the gap: in the 82nd minute, Lobert made a shot from the edge of the penalty area to the right corner of the goal; 3 minutes later, Oyar Sabal took a direct free kick and broke the net for the visiting team. The score was 2:3. But in the 91st minute, Sergi Roberto stabbed the ball into the close corner of the goal from close range to lock the score at 4:2 for Barcelona.
In the other two games of the day, Atletico Madrid defeated Celta 2:1 away with Correa’s two goals; Sevilla defeated Vallecano Lightning 3:0 at home. (Xie Yuzhi)
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