Barcelona v R. Sociedad - as it happened
Join me at the Camp Nou for live coverage of this La Liga match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad.
List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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95'FT: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad. In the end, Barca get the 3 points thanks to Messi's penalty, but it wasn't a convincing performance and Real Sociedad will be wondering how they never got something from the match.
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95'What a goal it would have been. Messi wins the ball and finds Fati with a great pass. He then takes it past then defender and squares it to Alba who taps it in.
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95'Barca goal chopped off!!
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91'5 minutes added time!!!
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91'Nacho puts a cross in the box and it's almost turned in by Lenglet.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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88'Busquets is booked for a foul on Odegaard.
Substitution
at Barcelona
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85'Barca sub: Griezmann off for Fati.
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80'MESSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
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79'Oyarzabal is booked for his protests.
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79'AND VAR HAS GIVEN BARCA A PENALTY FOR HANDBALL!!!!
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77'Guevara is booked for a foul on Messi.
Substitution
at Barcelona
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74'Barca sub: Rakitic off for Vidal.
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74'Oyarzabal has a chance this time that goes over the bar.
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72'Monreal has a deflected shot that goes just wide.
Substitution
at Real Sociedad
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71'Real Sociedad sub: Llorente off for Zubeldia.
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70'Last time there was a 0-0 in this fixture was 2005.
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69'Another stat for you. Last time Barcelona drew 0-0 at home against a team outside Madrid was in 2016 against Malaga.
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67'Alba puts a lovely ball in across the face of goal but Rakitic can't get on the end of it.
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66'Good chance for Piqué. The ball comes in and his header is straight at Remiro.
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65'Good save from Remiro. The lose ball comes to Rakitic inside the box and he forces the save from Remiro who parries it wide.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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61'This time Piqué is booked.
Substitution
at Real Sociedad
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58'Real Sociedad sub: Barrenetxea off for Oyarzabal.
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58'Barrenetxea fires wide.
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57'And the ball is cleared. Real Sociedad had 10 men behind the ball in their box so it looked impossible to score.
Yellow card
a Real Sociedad
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56'Merino is booked for a foul on Messi right at the edge of the box. The Camp Nou lies in wait...
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56'Looks like Oyarzabal will be coming on for Real Sociedad.
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55'Odegaard fires wide.
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54'Messi has a shot from the edge of the box that goes quite a bit wide.
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51'I wonder if Barca can produce a moment of magic. If they draw and Real Madrid win tomorrow, then you've got to suspect that the title race is over.
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47'Barrenetxea has a shot that goes over the bar.
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46'And we're back.
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45'HT: Barcelona 0-0 Real Sociedad. A pretty dull game so far with Barcelona having the most chances so far. Hopefully, it brightens up in the 2nd half.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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42'Messi is booked for a foul on Merino.
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40'De Jong passes to Messi, but his side-footed shot goes wide. Barce getting closer!!
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35'Real Sociedad would be happy with a draw here as it sets them up nicely for their Champions League ambitions.
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31'From the resulting corner, Braithwaite heads it over.
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30'Messi is played through and is one on one with the keeper, he has to hit his shot early and fires straight at the keeper.
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29'Rakitic has a shot from outside the box that goes wide by some distance.
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26'Not so much to report on so far.
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23'Quick stat. Messi's last goal against Real Sociedad came on 14th January 2018 in a 4-2 win.
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17'This time Remiro has a scare when trying to play with his feet. He manages to get it away on time.
Yellow card
a Barcelona
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16'Lenglet is booked for a cynical foul as Portu was breaking just inside the Barca half. He will miss the match against Mallorca next week.
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15'Messi finds Braithwaite again who gets into the box, but he hits it straight at Remiro. Good start.
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10'First chance of the match. Messi passes to Braithwaite who takes it into the box, and from a tight angle he shoots but Remiro saves it with his feet.
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8'Real Sociedad are starting to get into the match. Barca can't afford to drop any points today.
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4'Early scare for Ter Stegen. He is taking his time with the ball at his feet in the box, Isak intercepts but it goes out.
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3'As things stand and if Real Sociedad win the cup, 7th placed will make it into Europe. Barcelona having most of the early possession.
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1'And we're off.
Start of match
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PRVWAlright guys.
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PRVWReal Sociedad last beat Barcelona in 2016, and last time they won at the Camp Nou was in 1991. Fun fact- Motherwell also beat Dundee United 4-3 in the Scottish Cup final that day.
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PRVWLast match between the sides was 0-0 in December. Barca won 2-1 last April. Lenglet and Alba got the goals that day.
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PRVWI wonder how Barcelona will get on after their defeat to Real Madrid last week. Real Sociedad have the momentum after booking their place in the Copa del Rey final during the week.
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PRVWMartin Braithwaite gets his first Barcelona start today.
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PRVWBarcelona XI: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitic; Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite.
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PRVWReal Sociedad XI: Alex Remiro; Andoni Gorosabel, Diego Llorente, Robin Le Normand, Nacho Monreal; Ander Guevara, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard; Portu, Alex Isak, Ander Barrenetxea.
Pre-match
07 March 2020, 18:30
Referee: J. Martínez Munuera | VAR: Melero López
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
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PRVWHello and welcome to the Camp Nou for this La Liga match. Team news to come.