Barcelona and Real Sociedad return from Copa del Rey Action on Sunday when you lock horns in La Liga.
Both sides turned out in the semi-finals in the middle of the week when Barcelona with Atletico Madrid sacks an exciting 4: 4 collision and Real Sociedad for a narrow 1-0 defeat against Real Madrid. There can be more than a few tired legs this weekend.
The Catalan giants are the team that needs maximum points on Sunday when they chase to La Liga -ruhm. They fight against their traditional title competitors in the form of the Madrid duo and from now on it can poorly prevent many slip-ups until the campaign concludes.
After a mediocre season, Real Sociedad has been in the middle of the table, with the team of Imanol Alguacil lost three of their last five league games. However, at the beginning of the season, they tasted the victory over Barcelona during an extremely controversial 1-0 win in San Sebastian.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to Barcelona’s weekend duel with a real sociedad.
Barcelona against Real Sociedad Kopf-A-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Barcelona | Real sociedad |
|---|---|
Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid – 25/02/25 | Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid – 26/02/25 |
Las Palmas 0-2 Barcelona – 22/2/25 | Real Sociedad 3-0 Leganes – 23/02/25 |
Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano – 17/2/25 | Real Sociedad 5-2 Midtjyland – 20/02/25 |
Seville 1-4 Barcelona – 9/2/25 | Real Betis 3-0 Real Sociedad – 16/02/25 |
Valencia 0-5 Barcelona – 6/2/25 | Midtjylland 1-2 Real Sociad – 13/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player, Laligatv |
United States | Fubotv, ESPN+, ESPN APP, ESPN Deportes |
Canada | TSN5, TSN+ |
The Barcelona injury list has clarified since the turn of the year and you are now only without Marc -Andre Ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Andreas Christensen to meet on Sunday with a real sociedad – the latter with another injury setback this week.
With Atletico, Hansi Flick made several changes for the thriller during the week and should restore Robert Lewandowski this weekend instead of Ferran Torres. Marc Casado could also enter the team after being an unused replacement on Tuesday.
Since Champions League’s campaign comes against Benfica on Wednesday, Barcelona’s boss can try to rest the staff against Real Sociedad.
Barcelona predicted the line-up against Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Alguacil will be without three first teams due to suspension, with the decisive integral striker Takefusa Kubo – who was once in Barcelona’s books as a teenager. Sheraldo Becker and Nayef Aguerd are also missing due to prohibitions.
Igor Zubeldia returned to the week after his suspension and will be available against Barcelona, although Jon Pacheco-Mit fighting Jon Pacheco still apart from the backrest.
Arsen Zakharyan will fail with a thigh injury, and the former defender of Madrid, Alvaro Odriozola, is doubtful.
Real Sociedad said a line-up against Barcelona (4-1-4-1): Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Elustondo, J. Lopez; Zubimendi; Barrenetxea, Marin, Sucic, Gomez; Oyarzabal.
Barcelona rarely bores under the patch and another entertaining matter is this weekend. Real Sociedad will want to slow down the game in Catalonia as far as possible, but the endless attack options of the home team will make this challenging.
With injuries and suspensions that limit their selection, the San Sebastian outfit is probably not upset in Catalonia. Barcelona is in excellent form – unbeaten since the turn of the year – and should taste a relatively simple victory on Sunday.