BARCELONA, Aug 16 — Barcelona started life without Lionel Messi by defeating Real Sociedad 4-2 in their La Liga opener at the Camp Nou on Sunday even if fans admitted it felt like “a leap into the unknown”. Captain Gerard Pique gave them a 19th minute lead with his 50th goal for the club....
BARCELONA, Aug 16 — Barcelona started life without Lionel Messi by defeating Real Sociedad 4-2 in their La Liga opener at the Camp Nou on Sunday even if fans admitted it felt like “a leap into the unknown”.Martin Braithwaite found the net in first half injury time and in the 59th minute. Sergi Roberto added a fourth in the last minute of the game.
Some banners were in place well before kick-off venting the fans anger towards president Joan Laporta.“It was a big emotional blow,” said 23-year-old Barca fan Adria De Lucas. “We will be very competitive and we will fight for titles to the end. We will not have his talent, but we have proven that we can all play together.”Angel Correa gave Atletico the lead after 23 minutes after being set up by Thomas Lemar.
The win, achieved with further goals from Nacho and Vinicius allowed Carlo Ancelotti, who gave Gareth Bale a start on his return from Tottenham, to celebrate the start of his second spell in charge with a victory.
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