FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2020
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
And there is the final whistle.
Lionel Messi proves to be the matchwinner with his late penalty.
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Shamoon Hafez
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
And there is the final whistle.
Lionel Messi proves to be the matchwinner with his late penalty.
Thanks for joining me.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
Offside. Goal ruled.
Ansu Fati adjudged to have strayed.
Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad
Checking for offside...
Jordi Alba
On the counter.
Brilliant from Ansu Fati, keeping his cool by cutting onto his left peg and he can shoot himself but unselfishly lays it off for Jordi Alba to tuck into an open net.
Harsh on Sociedad.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
A cross comes into the box, Marc-Andre ter Stegen comes out and gathers cleanly to relieve the pressure on his defenders.
Dreamy goalkeeping.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
Sociedad come forward in injury-time, Nacho Monreal playing in a dangerous cross but Gerard Pique sliding in in the nick of time to clear.
FIVE minutes added on.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
A final change for Barca.
Martin Braithwaite, who was excellent in the first half, trots off with Junior Firpo coming on for the last two minutes.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
Another yellow, this for Sergio Busquets for a trip on Martin Odegaard.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
Five to go, any way back for Sociedad?
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
A change for each side.
Young Antu Fati on for Antoine Griezmann for Barca, while Willian Jose replaces Alexander Isak for the visitors.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
Nacho Monreal breaking forward and goes down on the edge/in the box under a push from Antoine Griezmann.
The referee waves away the appeals.
Unbelievable!!
HOW IS THAT NOT A FOUL????
Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad
What a blow for Sociedad, they were really in the game and now need to find a second wind.
Lionel Messi
Breakthrough for Barcelona.
Lionel Messi coolly clips in the penalty.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
Has to be given in this day.
Hits the arm, which was in the air.
Barcelona have a penalty.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
The referee comes to the pitchside monitor to have a look.
The Real Sociedad player Robin Le Normand knows nothing about it...
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
Handball from Sociedad???
Could be a penalty coming for Barca...
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
All Sociedad, they have to take one of these chances.
Nacho Monreal getting forward again but slips at the vital moment and drills his shot wide of the far post.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
Sociedad's Ander Guevara booked for a hack from behind on Lionel Messi breaking away.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
Ohhhh what a chance...
...for Sociedad.
It is the two youngsters who combine, Martin Odegaard slipping a pass through to Alexander Isak.
The angle is always narrowing but Isak takes it early, though the effort is awful, smashed way wide from a very promising position.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad
Change for Barca.
Arturo Vidal on for Ivan Rakitic.