Week 33 brings us a match on Apr 21st, where Real Sociedad will host Barcelona at Reale Arena in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Real Sociedad is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Real Betis. Real Sociedad had 10 on net, and Real Betis had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Sociedad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Barcelona, recorded a 2-3 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. Filip Kostić scored the first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 4th minute from the penalty spot, then Rafael Santos Borré added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Filip Kostić. Barcelona looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Real Sociedad and Barcelona last played eachother at the Spotify Camp Nou on Aug 15th. Barcelona won by a score of 4 to 2 in front of just over 20000 fans. Gerard Piqué scored the first goal for Barcelona in the 19th minute, then Martin Braithwaite added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Barcelona’s most prolific scorer has been Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Real Sociedad hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Martin Zubimendi Ibanez and Alexander Isak, and they each have 1 goal
Real Sociedad will be without Barrenetxea, Mikel Oyarzabal and Nacho Monreal, while Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati, Samuel Umtiti and Lopez are unavailable to play for Xavier Hernández Creus’s team.