Barcelona managed to get the victory again against La Liga leaders Real Sociedad by a score of 2 to 1. Messi was once again vital, with two pre-assists and thus being a key part of both Barça goals. Let's also add 1 shot on target (3 in total), 4 dribbles, 2 key passes, 1 cross, 2 long balls, 9 ground duels won, 1 aerial duel won, 3 fouls received, made 2 tackles, gave 60 passes and had 89 touches, leaving him as the best player of the game for some. Of course, he is still the best in La Liga.
Barça is now in fifth position, 6 points from first place, and has gotten back into the fight for the title. He will play against Valencia, Valladolid, and Eibar before the end of the year, looking to win more points.
Barça had numerous chances to make the score more convincing, having 3 big chances missed, one of them a shot at the post, but nothing else changed. The most obvious one was Griezmann's open net miss, practically passing it to the goalkeeper instead. The clinical attribute should be more practiced in training, considering how prevalent this problem is, and the fact that Messi has an xA of 3.39 without being able to give a single assist even in La Liga.
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