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Barcelona has not been so relieved for a long time before the match with Real Sociedad away, which has big problems and they are in the bottom part of the table, and that means they have not met their expectations. In addition, the host was in a very bad form, so they only celebrated once in the previous eight matches and were eliminated from the Cup, but they passed further in Europa League. Barcelona is in great rush on all fronts and they only occasionally play a draw. Last season, these rivals played four duels and Barcelona celebrated three times and once was a draw.

Real Sociedad

There are not so many reasons for optimism in the ranks of Real Sociedad before this duel with the leader and the only thing on their side is the tradition of their mutual duels. It does not have to mean much, but psychologically it helps the host who is in a pretty bad shape and they were eliminated from the Cup when it was not expected, while they only have one triumph in the previous seven rounds of the championship.

Two rounds ago, they mastered Sevilla in their field with 3-1 after a solid draw in the Basque derby against Athletic, but in the last defeat by Leganes. Coach Eusebio sent a fairly same lineup to the field against Sevilla and only Oyarzabal replaced the injured Januzaj but it did not help. Januzaj is now back, while I.Martinez is injured, so Rodrigues will jump instead.

Probable lineups Real Sociedad: Rulli – Odriozola, Raul Navas, D.Llorente, Rodrigues – Zurutuza, Illarramendi, Xabi Prieto – Oyarzabal, Willian Jose, Januzaj

FC Barcelona

Barcelona is again dominating the Spanish football, and as things stand now, they are aiming for both domestic titles. The championship is practically already won because the second-ranked Athletic has nine points less. They have reached the quarterfinals in the Cup in a very convincing way, after two matches with Celta. In Vigo they played in a combined team and ended with 1-1, but when they played with a much stronger team on Nou Camp, they mastered Celta with 5-0. In the championship they are in a series of four victories in which they scored 12 goals and did not receive any.

Besides having the most efficient attack, Barca also has the best defence in the league, which is a rarity when the Catalans are in question. They have also a couple of days ago, reinforced their defence by bringing the Colombian center-back Mina, but the real boost was the arrival of Coutinho, who is still injured and will not be able to debut. Center-back Umtiti is also on the injured list, but while Dembele is fully recovered and Busquets returns after the suspension, so he would try to play a good match at Anoeta.

Probable lineups FC Barcelona: ter Stegen – S.Roberto, Pique, Vermaelen, J.Alba – Busquets, Paulinho, Iniesta – Messi, L.Suarez, Dembele

Verdict:

Real Sociedad is in a bad shape, but when they are playing against Barcelona in their field, they get a special strength, and the Catalans are in trouble regularly. It is not excluded that this also happens now despite Barcelona's excellent form, so we will forecast that the match will be uncertain.

Pick: Asian Handicap +1.5 Real Sociedad 1.88 - 22/25 @1XBet