Paulinho, Luis Suarez star as Barcelona secure come from behind win away at Real Sociedad

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- Barcelona trailed 2 - 0 but came back to win 4 - 2 at Real Sociedad

- Lionel Messi adds gloss to the scoreline with late free-kick

- The result means the Catalans remain unbeaten in La Liga this season

Luis Suarez, Paulinho and Lionel Messi all found themselves on the scoresheet as Barcelona secured a come from behind 4 - 2 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, January 14.

The win ensured the Catalan's unbeaten run in the league this season continues.

The Catalan giants had returned winless from their last seven trips to Sociedad in the top flight and were primed for further disappointment after falling behind to Willian Jose's 11th-minute header.

Juanmi doubled the hosts' lead with a heavily deflected finish after a superb assist from Sergio Canales, but that only served to stir Barca into life and Paulinho reduced the deficit before half-time.

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Within five minutes of the restart the scores were level as Luis Suarez finished brilliantly for his 12th league goal of the season.

Suarez then grabbed a second 19 minutes from time after goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli's poor clearance proved costly for Eusebio Sacristan's men, with Messi putting the icing on the cake.

The result restores Barca's nine-point lead at the summit, elevating them 19 ahead of champions Real Madrid, breaking an 11-year spell without a league win at Anoeta in the process.

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