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Barcelona came close to the title of the Liga on Saturday after winning a 2-1 win against Real Sociedad at Camp Nou, thanks to goals from defenders Clement Lenglet and Jordi Alba who restored their nine-point lead at the top of the table. board.
The Barca is leading the standings with 77 points after 33 games, far from Atletico Madrid, his closest opponent, who had won the 1-0 win at Eibar earlier in the day.
French center-back Lenglet scored his first league goal to allow the Catalans to come out of the stalemate against stubborn visitors at the end of the first half with a free-head from the corner of Ousmane Dembele.
Sociedad has been rewarded for its smart display forward Juanmi equalized in the 62nd minute, slipping in a crucial pbad from Mikel Merino and beating Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Barca.
But the Barque responded almost immediately when Lionel Messi chose Alba, who made his best impression of Argentina by cutting himself from the left and offering a magnificent curling finish in the top corner.
The Catalans will be crowned champions for the 26th time they beat Alaves Tuesday and Levante next Saturday. They could win the title as early as Wednesday when they won against Alaves and as Atletico lost against Valencia.
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