Barcelona vs Real Sociedad - How to watch the La Liga clash in over 170 countries

August 14, 2021 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: La Liga, Barcelona, Real Sociedad, TV Schedules, TV Listings

The start of a new era at Camp Nou will see Los Culés play their first official game without Lionel Messi in their squad. Follow this clash with our detailed guide.

The start of the 2021-22 season will also bring winds of change to Camp Nou, as Barcelona will officially start a new season without Lionel Messi for the first time in 17 years. Facing them will be Real Sociedad, a team that has not been able to beat the Blaugrana side when playing away from home for quite a while.

Barcelona will make it to this game after one of the most complicated offseasons in their history. The team has been forced to part ways with their best player of all time, and on top of that, they have been forced to offload some of the players that were supposed to continue with their legacy. New signings Memphis Depay, Eric García, and Emerson Royal will be key to add depth to a team that lacked classy players last season and surrendered the title with four weeks left in the calendar. Even so, it is yet to be seen how this team adapts to Messi's loss and what kind of team Koeman puts up to kick the new era off with a good result.

On the other hand, Real Sociedad will try to replicate the good form they showed during the first weeks of last season, which even saw them lead the league for seven weeks. Eventually, Imanol Alguacil's men ended the tournament in fifth place, good enough to reach the group stage of the UEFA Europa League this season. Now, the Txuri-urdin will rely on a young and talented squad led by Asier Illarramendi, Alexander Isak, and Willian José.

Barcelona vs Real Sociedad - Who's in and who's out?

Barcelona - Injured: Ousmané Dembelé, Marc-André Ter Stegen, Ansu Fati, Oscar Mingueza, Sergio Agüero. Doubtful: Frenkie de Jong.

Real Sociedad- Injured: Carlos Fernández, Nacho Monreal, Mat Ryan, Diego Rico. Doubtful: Mikel Oyarzabal, Mikel Merino, Igor Zubeldía.

Barcelona vs Real Sociedad - Head-to-head stats

The last game between these teams ended in a 6-1 win for Barcelona back in March.
Barcelona have won their last six games against Real Sociedad at home, scoring 14 goals and conceding just six.
Real Sociedad have failed to win a single league or cup game at Camp Nou in the entire 21st Century.
In fact, Real Sociedad's last win against Barcelona took place in 2016. That game ended in a one-nil win for the Txuri-urdin.
Ronald Koeman has a perfect record against Real Sociedad with three wins after three games.