La Liga roundup: Real Sociedad stays fourth with win at Elche

MADRID (AP) — Takefusa Kubo scored as Real Sociedad beat last-place Elche 2-0 to finish its winless streak and regain sole possession of fourth place within the Spanish league on Sunday.

Ander Barrenetxea additionally scored within the second half for Sociedad, which hadn’t gained in six video games in all competitions, together with 4 straight within the league. It was coming off elimination in opposition to Roma within the Europa League on Thursday.

The win gave the Basque Country membership a three-point hole over fifth-place Real Betis within the battle for the Champions League locations.

Playmaker David Silva led Sociedad over Elche, which has gained solely two of its final 11 league video games. It sits 14 factors from security.

Sociedad’s final league win had been at Espanyol in February.

Betis ended its four-game winless streak in all competitions with Borja Iglesias scoring a second-half objective in a 1-0 victory over mid-table Mallorca at house. Betis had been eradicated by Manchester United within the Europa League.

Villarreal, one other Spanish membership that did not advance in European competitors after shedding to Anderlecht, rebounded within the Spanish league with a 3-0 win at Osasuna.

Villarreal was coming off a three-game winless streak. It stayed in sixth place, 4 factors behind Betis and 7 from Sociedad.

Osasuna, sitting ninth, hasn’t gained in three matches.

Leader Barcelona hosts Real Madrid within the ultimate “clasico” of the season later Sunday. The Catalan membership has a nine-point lead over its rival.