Barcelona has recovered the first place in La Liga with a comfortable victory over 10-man Real Sociedad.
Match report
Atletico Madrid had jumped on Saturday after their 1-0 win at Athletic Club.
The side of Hansi Flick, however, easily recovered their one -point advantage – and expanded their winning run to six games – in the title race with goals by Gerard Martin, Marc Casado, Ronald Araajo and Robert Lewandowski.
Ninth placed Sociedad, which opposite Manchester United in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday 6 March, came to the top when the two parties met each other for the last time in November and won 1-0.
However, they were always against the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Company after defender Aritz Elustondo received a straight red card in the 17th minute for downing a target -bound Dani Olmo.
Barcelona benefited only eight minutes later in their favor, Lamine Yamal lost his marker in the box before combining Olmo to choose full-back Martin to end up in the rear post.
Four minutes later Olmo was involved again, with its strike from the edge of the box that bends in Casado. For both Martin and Casado, they were their first goals from Barcelona.
The hosts did not have to wait long for a third goal. Barely 60 seconds after Pedri had rattled the woodwork with a curly long-distance effort, Araajo went home an inswing corner of Raphinha.
Poland Spits Lewandowski sealed the routes on the hourly marking and rose a foot to direct Araujo's shot beyond a helpless Alex Remiro in the visiting goal.
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Lewandowski, Olmo, Raphinha, Kounde, Arajo, Pedri, Casado, Yamal, Gerard Martín, Cubarsi
Subs: I. Martinez, Pena, De Jong, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Bald, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Gavi, Fermín López, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen
Real Sociedad XI: Álex Remiro, Elustondo, Zubeldía, Sergio Gómez, Martín Zubimendi, Jon Other Olasagasti, Javi López, Other BarrenetXea, Jon Aramburu, Orri osskarsson, Pablo Marín, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo, Pablo Marín, Pablo Marín
Subs: H.Traore, Mendez, Oyarzabal, Aihen Muñoz, Beñat Turrientes, Unai Marrero, Egoitz Arana, Luken Beitia, Arkaitz Mariezkurrena, Jon Martín, Alex Marchal
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