Messi, Suarez resume domestic duties with tricky trip to Real Sociedad


  • Football
  • Thursday, 24 Nov 2016

Spanish La Liga Santander - Sevilla v Barcelona - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Seville, Spain - 6/11/2016. Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates with Lionel Messi after scoring. REUTERS/ Marcelo del Pozo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are both back for domestic duties as second-placed Barcelona resume their chase of La Liga leader Real Madrid with a tricky trip to red-hot Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Barcelona, into the Champions League last 16 as Group C winners with a 2-0 win at Celtic on Wednesday, are four points behind Real Madrid who will host Sporting Gijon on Saturday without the injured Gareth Bale.

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