Barcelona regained second place by defeating its guest Real Sociedad 2-0 on Monday at the end of the thirty-fifth round of the Spanish Football League.
The Catalan club owes its victory to its strikers, Al-Amin Gamal and the Brazilian Rafinha, who scored the two goals in the 40th and 90th minutes + 3 from a penalty kick respectively.
Barcelona benefited from the stumble of its neighbor Girona, the surprise of the season, against its host Deportivo Alaves 2-2 on Friday in the opening of the stage.
Barcelona gave up second place to Girona when it lost to them 2-4 in the last stage.
Barcelona raised its score to 76 points, enhancing its chances of competing in the Super Cup next season, which will witness the participation of the league and cup champions and their runners-up, as it now has a one-point advantage over Girona three stages before the end of the season.
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Barcelona will visit Almeria, the first to be relegated to the second division, on Thursday, and will host Rayo Vallecano XVI next Sunday, before ending the season hosting Sevilla, XII.
On the other hand, Girona will play with its guest, Villarreal, the ninth, on Tuesday, and will be the guest of Valencia, the eighth, before concluding the season by hosting Granada, the second relegated.
On the other hand, the defeat represents a setback for Real Sociedad’s ambitions to compete in the European League “Europa League” next season.
Real Sociedad, which is in seventh place and qualifies for the Conference League, froze at 54 points, one point behind Real Betis, which is in sixth place and qualifies for the European League.
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