La Liga: Barcelona manage just one point from last three games, title race thrown open

Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga was cut to three points when they lost 1-0 at Real Sociedad on Saturday. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to hit 30 La Liga goals in six consecutive seasons as he inspired Real Madrid to a 4-0 thrashing of Eibar while Fernando Torres was on target again as Atletico Madrid triumphed 3-1 at Espanyol.

Winger Mikel Oiarzabal headed the only goal for Sociedad in the fifth minute. Barca, without top scorer Luis Suarez through suspension, fielded a much-changed side and managed just five shots on target. Luis Enrique's Barca have 76 points with six games to go, three ahead of Atletico and four in front of Real Madrid.

After going unbeaten in all competition for six months, Barca have followed last week's 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid with another slip-up. The European champions are without a victory in three league outings, their longest stretch since Enrique took charge in 2014.

The coach made four changes to the team that lost to Real Madrid, bringing back midfielder Rafinha after a six-month injury absence and starting without Andres Iniesta, Jordi Alba and Ivan Rakitic.

Barca were handed their fifth defeat in six visits to Sociedad after 18-year-old Oiarzabal nodded in a cross from Xabi Prieto. The visitors struggled to get back in the game and home goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli did well to save from Lionel Messi twice, substitute Iniesta and Arda Turan.