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Played
February 4, 2012 4:00 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez
Attendance: 92000
February 4, 2012 4:00 PM EST
Camp Nou — Barcelona
Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez
Attendance: 92000
La Liga Preview: Barcelona - Real Sociedad
The Catalan side attempts to end its recent run of draws as Phillipe Montanier's outfit travels to Camp Nou for Spanish Primera Division action.
By Martin Macdonald
Getty
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PROBABLE LINEUP |
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BARCELONA Valdes Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal Xavi, Busquets, Thiago Messi, Cesc, Sanchez |
REAL SOCIEDAD
Bravo C.Martinez, Gonzalez, I.Martinez, Estrada Elustondo, Aranburu, Zurutuza Griezmann, Agirretxe, Vela |
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has a number of first team squad members out with injury as he prepares for the match against Real Sociedad. Andres Iniesta and Pedro are both missing with thigh injuries and are currently sidelined along with long term absentees David Villa, Andreu Fontas, and Ibrahim Afellay.
Seydou Keita is still on African Cup Of Nations duty with Mali but Barca has been buoyed by the sharp return to fitness of Alexis Sanchez, who was thought to be out for a number of weeks with a shoulder injury but featured in the recent matches against Villarreal and Valencia.
Dani Alves should come back into the starting XI after being dropped for the Copa del Rey match at the Mestalla on Wednesday.
Phillipe Montanier's side has a few slight worries for the match at Camp Nou. Asier Illarramendi has returned to ball work in training and Alberto de la Bella is progressing to full fitness, but neither will feature against Barcelona.
On a positive note for Sociedad, Vadim Demidov has returned to full training and could feature in some capacity against the Catalans.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad ended in a 2-2 draw with
Phillipe Montanier's outfit coming from two goals behind to earn a draw at the Anoeta.
- It had been four years since Barca recorded three successive draws. The club drew 2-2 against Real Madrid, 0-0 in Villarreal and 1-1 draw against Valencia in the Copa del Rey.
- Carles Puyol scored his third goal of the season in the draw at the Mestalla on Wednesday. His tally for his club now stands at 12 goals in 535 appearances for the Catalan giants.
- Real Sociedad is currently 12th place in the Spanish Primera Division with 24 points taken from 20 games.
- Sociedad has scored 37 goals less than Barcelona in the league so far this season. The Txuri-urdin have netted 22 goals compared to Barca's 59.
- Real Sociedad has contributed to Barcelona's stuttering away form this season. Pep Guardiola's side has drawn five times on the road in La Liga and one of those stalemates came at the Anoeta.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Barcelona 5-0 Real Sociedad
- 17.58 %
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Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad
- 13.1 %
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Barcelona 3-0 Real Sociedad
- 12.4 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Feb 4, 2012 | Barcelona 2 - Real Sociedad 1 | |
| La Liga (LIGA) | Sep 10, 2011 | Real Sociedad 2 - Barcelona 2 | |
| La Liga (LIGA) | Apr 30, 2011 | Real Sociedad 2 - Barcelona 1 | |
| La Liga (LIGA) | Dec 12, 2010 | Barcelona 5 - Real Sociedad 0 | |
| La Liga (LIGA) | May 5, 2007 | Real Sociedad 0 - Barcelona 2 |
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| May 25, 2012 | Athletic Bilbao 0 - Barcelona 3 | ESPC |
| May 12, 2012 | Betis 2 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Barcelona 4 - Espanyol 0 | LIGA |
| May 2, 2012 | Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Barcelona 7 | LIGA |
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| May 12, 2012 | Real Sociedad 1 - Valencia 0 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Osasuna 1 - Real Sociedad 0 | LIGA |
| May 2, 2012 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Real Sociedad 3 - Racing 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Real Sociedad 1 - Villarreal 1 | LIGA |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 5 | Carles Puyol | Defender |
| 21 | Adriano | Midfielder |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 11 | Thiago Alcántara | Midfielder |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Midfielder |
| 28 | Dos Santos | Midfielder |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| - | Joan Isaac Cuenca Lopez | Striker |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué | Defender |
| 22 | Éric Abidal | Defender |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 16 | Sergio Busquets Burgos | Midfielder |
| 30 | Sergi Roberto | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 1 | C. Bravo | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Carlos Martínez Díez | Defender |
| 3 | Mikel González | Defender |
| 19 | Cadamuro | Defender |
| 26 | Iñigo Martínez | Defender |
| 5 | Markel Bergara | Midfielder |
| 10 | Xabi Prieto | Midfielder |
| 11 | Mikel Aranburu Eizagirre | Midfielder |
| 27 | Rubén Pardo Gutiérrez | Midfielder |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann | Striker |
| 21 | Diego Ifrán | Striker |
| 25 | Antonio Ramírez Martínez | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Vadim Demidov | Defender |
| 15 | Ion Ansotegui Gorostola | Defender |
| 22 | Dani Estrada | Midfielder |
| - | Javier Ros | Midfielder |
| 8 | Joseba Llorente Etxarri | Striker |
| 9 | Agirretxe | Striker |
| 23 | Carlos Vela | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi
Striker Barcelona |
50 | 10 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker Real Madrid |
46 | 12 |
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Radamel Falcao
Striker Atlético de Madrid |
24 | 5 |
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Gonzalo Higuaín
Striker Real Madrid |
22 | 0 |
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Karim Benzema
Striker Real Madrid |
21 | 0 |