Barcelona took another step towards their 26th La Liga title on Sunday, beating visitors Real Sociedad 2-1 at the Camp Nou.

Ernesto Valverde’s side now lead title rivals Atletico Madrid by nine points at the top of La Liga’s standings with five rounds of fixtures to come.

That means Barca can wrap up the silverware with three games to go if they beat Alaves on Tuesday and then take all three points in next Saturday’s game against Levante.

Lionel Messi set up Jordi Alba’s 64th-minute winning goal, but the Argentine failed to add to his tally of 596 goals for the club in all competitions.

Hear what Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde had to say about the victory in the clip above.