In the early morning of April 22, Beijing time, the 33rd round of La Liga continued, after Barcelona, which had suffered two consecutive defeats, challenged Real Sociedad away in this round. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Barca narrowly won 1-0. All four of Barca's starting defenders were injured throughout the game, and the victory was tragic. After winning the match, Barca are back in second place in the table.
Barca lined up in a 4-3-3 formation in this game. Goalkeeper No. 1 Ter Stegen, four at the back are No. 18 Alba, No. 3 Pique, No. 4 Araujo and No. 8 Alves, midfield positions are No. 21 De Jong, No. 5 Busquets and No. 30 Garvey, and No. 19 Ferran, No. 25 Aubameyang and No. 7 Dembele form a trident on the front line.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Barcelona made a fantastic start when Aubameyang nodded the ball and scored to make it 1-0. In the 29th minute, De Jong attempted a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball was deflected off goal. In the 35th minute, Sorlot's header hit the goal and Ter Stegen deflected it. In the 9th minute, Ferran Torres fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area and the ball went just over the crossbar.
In the 68th minute, Januzai shot from 45 degrees and Ter Stegen did not dare to slack off the ball. In the 74th minute, Garvey grabbed a penalty near the penalty spot and the ball was deflected out of the goal.
In the end of the 90-minute match, Barcelona won 1-0 thanks to Aubameyang's goal in the opening 11 minutes. After winning the match, Barcelona overtook Atletico and Sevilla to return to the second place in the table. They are still 15 points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table.