Barcelona end 10 years wait to defeat Sociedad

Neymar’s first-half penalty saw owners Barcelona defeated Genuine Sociedad 1-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, finishing their curse at the Anoeta.

Barca had actually cannot win their last 8 suits at the Basque location entering into the initial leg of this quarter-final connection, with their last success returning in 2007.

That undesirable touch finished after Neymar won as well as transformed the spot-kick himself for exactly what confirmed to be the only goal of the game.

Barca, looking for a 3rd successive Copa crown, are currently in a solid placement to advance in advance of the 2nd leg at Camp Nou following Thursday.

In LaLiga, just 6 factors different Barca as well as La Real, that deal with a difficult job to proceed their course to a very first last look considering that 1988.

While both groups were uniformly matched, with neither goalkeeper especially active, Barca hung on in family member convenience, without Jasper Cillessen having a significant conserve to earn.

La Real offered Barca a very early scare when Mikel Oyarzabal crinkled simply vast after Samuel Umtiti shed ownership, prior to Neymar – back as one of 7 Barca adjustments – required the match’s initial conserve from Geronimo Rulli at the various other end.

It was the site visitors, on a high after thumping Las Palmas 5-0 on last Saturday, that struck initially, Neymar winning the spot-kick by rising right into package as well as attracting a clear journey from Aritz Elustondo.

The Brazil ahead took it himself and also sent out Rulli the upside-down in the 21st min for just his 8th goal of the period.

Asier Illarramendi terminated a dispersed initiative directly broad complying with great from Willian Jose, however La Real entered into the break behind.

Andre Gomes changed Andres Iniesta at the period, while Neymar made an inadequate begin to the 2nd fifty percent.

His absence of control threw away a possibility to examine Rulli after he was sent out through on goal, prior to he gathered Messi’s flick, reduced within as well as crinkled large from a great capturing possibility.

Messi – currently scheduled for timewasting – stayed clear of a 2nd yellow when Actual played a fast free-kick versus him as well as later on made it through once more regardless of fouling Raul Navas as Eusebio Sacristan’s guys went after an equaliser.

Neymar did get penalty from umpire Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez, that reserved him for diving after he went down under Rulli’s obstacle.

Yuri’s cross-shot only simply escaped the much article for the hosts, and also Illarramendi goinged directly over, yet Cillessen was not seeing a lot of the activity and also did not have a second-half conserve to earn.

Rulli was likewise empty, Messi crinkling a free-kick over, while Nemyar was possibly lucky to prevent a 2nd yellow for a high boot on Elustondo as the site visitors safeguarded a one-goal benefit.