Barcelona Edges Real Sociedad 2-1 as Lamine Yamal Sparks comeback
Barcelona overcame an early deficit to defeat Real Sociedad 2-1, โfueled by a โขdecisive second-half performance and the immediate impact โof substitute Lamine Yamal. The victoryโฃ marks a โฃcrucial rebound for Barcelona after falling โbehind and highlightsโข the growing influence of young talent within theโ squad.
Despite dominatingโ possession with over 80 percent of the ball, Barcelona โขinitially โstruggled to โbreak down a resilient Real Sociedad side. รlvaro Odriozola put the visitors ahead in the 31st โminute, capitalizing โขon a pass from Ander Barrenetxea. Though,โ Barcelona responded before halftime with a header from Jules Kounde, assisted by Marcus Rashford, leveling theโ score at 1-1. The โคgame โฃremained tightly contested until the introduction of Lamine yamal in the 58th โขminute proved pivotal.
Hansi Flick strategically brought on Yamal, replacing Roonyโ Bardghji,โค andโฃ the 16-year-old winger instantly injected pace and โขcreativity into Barcelona’s attack. โIn โขthe 68th โขminute, Yamal delivered a pinpoint cross that Robert Lewandowski headed โpast Alex Remiro, securing the 2-1โข lead for the Catalan club.
Barcelona had previously been frustrated by Sociedad’s defense, with Pedri’s 51st-minute attempt saved by Remiro. Yamal’s assist ultimately unlocked the game, demonstrating his potential as a key contributor for Barcelona.The result sees Barcelona continuingโค their pursuit at the top of the league standings, while real Sociedad will look to regroup after aโ hard-fought contest.