Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Live Streams and TV Channels

Country	Channels
United States	ESPN Deportes, Watch ESPN »live stream
Other Countries
Australia	ESPN Australia, ESPN3 Australia
Canada	GolTV Canada
New Zealand	ESPN3 Australia
Portugal	Sport TV2
South Africa	SuperSport 7
United Kingdom	Sky Sports 4/HD
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Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts

Country	Date/Time (US/Eastern)	Channel
United States	Sat, Sep 10 20:00pm	ESPN Deportes
	Sun, Sep 11 17:00pm	ESPN Deportes
	Tue, Sep 13 13:00pm	ESPN Deportes
	Thu, Sep 15 10:00am	ESPN Deportes
Argentina	Sun, Sep 11 12:00pm	ESPN Sur, ESPN Cono Sur
Australia	Sat, Sep 10 18:00pm	ESPN Australia
	Sun, Sep 11 0:00am	ESPN2 Australia
Barbados	Sun, Sep 11 13:00pm	ESPN Caribbean
	Tue, Sep 13 2:00am	ESPN Caribbean
Bolivia	Sun, Sep 11 12:00pm	ESPN Sur, ESPN Latin America Andina
British Virgin Islands	Sun, Sep 11 13:00pm	ESPN Caribbean
	Tue, Sep 13 2:00am	ESPN Caribbean
Caribbean	Sun, Sep 11 13:00pm	ESPN Caribbean
	Tue, Sep 13 2:00am	ESPN Caribbean
Chile	Sun, Sep 11 12:00pm	ESPN Sur, ESPN Latin America Andina
Jamaica	Sun, Sep 11 13:00pm	ESPN Caribbean
	Tue, Sep 13 2:00am	ESPN Caribbean
Portugal	Tue, Sep 13 6:30am	Sport TV1
South Africa	Sat, Sep 10 16:30pm	SuperSport HD 2
	Sun, Sep 11 4:00am	SuperSport 3
	Mon, Sep 12 3:10am	SuperSport HD 2
	Tue, Sep 13 0:50am	SuperSport HD 2
	Wed, Sep 14 0:40am	SuperSport HD 2
Trinidad and Tobago	Sun, Sep 11 13:00pm	ESPN Caribbean
	Tue, Sep 13 2:00am	ESPN Caribbean
Uruguay	Sun, Sep 11 12:00pm	ESPN Sur, ESPN Cono Sur
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Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Match Preview

The Catalans made it look so easy on match-day 1 when they destroyed Villarreal 5-0 at the Camp Nou stadium. Lionel Messi opened his goal scoring account with a brace whereas Cesc Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez netted a league debut goal each.

Real Sociedad might do better than Villarreal, but their chances of stealing points from the Catalans are extremely slim. A cautious Dani Alves couldn’t explain Barcelona’s ambitions better. The Brazilian defender was quoted as saying during a pre-match press conference on Wednesday:

“Although, in general, people think that the league titles are decided in the games against the major rivals, I’d rather think that La Liga can be won or lost at grounds such as [the Anoeta].”

Number 9 striker Agirretxe offered Real Sociedad a precious 2-1 win against Sporting de Gijon on the first match-day of La Liga. But having conceded a penalty goal, expectations are that Sociedad’s back line will be ripped apart by Barca’s attackers.

Carles Puyol is not expected to be on the pitch against Real Sociedad. The Spaniard’s return from injury has been scheduled for next week’s Champions League match against AC Milan. Gerard Pique is also likely to miss this weekend’s La Liga encounter as he didn’t take part in Thursday’s training session.

However, the good news for Pep Guardiola is that none of his players who went on international duty have returned injured. The Barcelona manager has his full squad available at the exception of the injured Pique.

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Real Sociedad vs Barcelona Match Report

With Cesc Fabregas and Xavi Hernandez finding the net in quick succession inside the first quarter of an hour, it seemed as if the day was Barcelona’s. But the Catalans didn’t record a routine win.

Real Sociedad’s Agirretxe pulled a goal back at the 59th minute. A few moments later, Antoine Griezmann punished Barcelona’s defense with another strike.

Lionel Messi got introduced into the game inside the 63rd minute. Andres Iniesta also came onto the pitch 10 minutes from time.

Both key players had started the match from the bench because of next week’s Champions League battle against AC Milan. However, their introduction didn’t mean that much for the visitors.

To end the game on a negative note, Lionel Messi produced what seemed like a dive. But the referee didn’t get fooled. He booked Messi and awarded no penalty for Barcelona. The hosts could breathe in relief. Antonio Mateu Lahoz’s final whistle meant that minnows Real Sociedad had succeeded in letting giant Barca drop 2 precious points.

Dani Alves had stated ahead of the match that league titles are won at grounds like the Anoeta. He might as well be hoping right now that Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad will have a very little impact on the Catalans’ defense of their La Liga trophy.

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