BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona was undone by Real Sociedads potent attack 3-1 to
relinquish the provisional Spanish league lead to Real Madrid after it eased to
a 3-0 win over Elche on Saturday.
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Barcelona coach Gerard Martino tried to reinforce his defence by playing with
two holding midfielders in Sergio Busquets and Alex Song. But Song scored an own
goal in the 32nd minute in the first of several defensive lapses that doomed the
defending champions. Lionel Messi equalized in the 36th, but Antoine Griezmann
restored the hosts advantage after an error by defender Marc Bartra in the 54th
before setting up David Zurutuza in the 59th with Barcelona turned into
bystanders. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid trail Madrid by three points. Atletico
plays on Sunday. Gareth Bale scored from a blistering long-range strike to help
Madrid win its third straight game without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was finishing
a three-game suspension. Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi opened the scoring
at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 34th. Bale then squashed Elches timid
second-half surge with a blast from about 25 metres in the 72nd before
substitute Isco Alarcon sealed the victory in the 81st. Bale was having a
discreet outing until his superb strike to secure the three points that made
Madrid the overnight pacesetters. The Wales winger received the ball unmarked
outside the area, sized up the goal, and unleashed a dipping strike that
goalkeeper Manuel Herrera barely grazed before it hit the underside of the bar
and bounced in. "I said My goodness, what a goal when I saw the ball pass by,"
Madrid fullback Dani Carvajal said. Madrid will visit Schalke 04 on Wednesday in
the Champions League final 16 enjoying an unbeaten streak of 26 games in all
competitions. Madrid then plays at crosstown rival Atletico next weekend in a
highly anticipated league meeting. Also, Celta Vigo fought back for a 1-1 draw
at home against 10-man Getafe to leave the visitors winless in the last 10
rounds. Martino was dismissed by the referee during halftime, and the Barcelona
manager had to witness the rare sight of his team being thoroughly dismantled in
the second half from the Anoeta Stadium stands as the festive home fans soaked
up their big win. The victory moved Sociedad one point out of fourth place and
Spains last Champions League spot as the Basque side deployed its best version
of its up-tempo attack. Sociedad was unlucky not to widen the final margin when
a disheartened Barcelona appeared to tire in the final minutes. Carlos Vela
almost capped his outstanding performance in the 81st only for the ball to hit
the post. Barcelona went into the match in San Sebastian after affirming its
European credentials with a dominant win at Manchester City this week. But this
stinging defeat confirmed the change in course in the league title race over the
past two months, leaving Madrid in command and waiting to see if Atletico can
keep up when it visits Osasuna on Sunday. Martinos move to start Song ended up
backfiring when Gorka Elustondo muscled by him to meet Sergio Canales cross,
which Elustondo appeared to graze with his head before it hit Song in the chest
and landed in the net. Messi combined with Martin Montoya to level when Sergio
Busquets craftily let Montoyas pass run between his legs for Messi to rifle it
inside the upright of Claudio Bravos goal. It was Messis seventh goal in his
last five games in all competitions and his 14th goal in league play despite
missing over two months to injury. Sociedad, however, went back ahead to
re-ignite its supporters when Bartra headed Bravos goalkick back toward his own
area, where Vela was quick to pounce and crossed for Griezmann to volley the
ball beyond Victor Valdes and record his 15th league goal. Griezmann then
spotted Zurutuza arriving in a second wave, and the midfielder beat Valdes to
the cross and knocked the ball in.
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