Barcelona go second with victory over Real Sociedad
Barcelona moved above Girona into second place in LaLiga as they claimed a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad.
Lamine Yamal’s left-footed effort put them ahead just before half-time and Raphinha’s stoppage-time penalty doubled the advantage.
The win took Barcelona a point above Girona with three games left in the battle to finish as runners-up behind runaway champions Real Madrid.
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Barcelona’s remaining three league fixtures are away to Almeria and Sevilla, either side of a home clash against Rayo Vallecano.
In Serie A, Udinese climbed out of the relegation zone following a 2-0 away victory over Lecce.
Lorenzo Lucca’s 36th-minute header put Udinese ahead and Lazar Samardzic added a second five minutes from time.
The result saw Udinese move up three places to 15th, with Empoli dropping into the bottom three.
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Udinese’s last two league games are at home to Empoli, followed by an away clash against 17th-placed Frosinone.
Fiorentina went above Napoli into eighth place with a 2-1 home win against Monza.
A Milan Duric header opened the scoring after nine minutes, but Nicolas Gonzalez equalised for Fiorentina before Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo netted the winner 12 minutes from time.