Summary

  • Real Sociedad hit woodwork twice, have goal wrongly ruled out

  • Barca have not won in eight away games at Real Sociedad now

  • Barcelona are six points behind Real Madrid

  • El Clasico is next weekend

  1. get involved

    Get Involved - bogey teamspublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

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    [Arsenal fan] Dan Knibbs: Southampton at St Mary's 

    Dan Baxter: Arsenal seem to struggle at teams from smaller towns in the NW. Burnley, Blackburn, Wigan & Bolton have all frustrated us

    [Spurs fan] Neme: West Brom

  2. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Real Sociedad captain Xabi Prieto has a header but it's saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. I've not mentioned any of Barca's front three yet and we're 15 minutes in.  

    Lionel MessiImage source, Reuters
  3. Postpublished at 14 mins

    Real Sociedad are still dominating and Mikel Oyarzabal wastes a cross which he fires out for a goal-kick. Barca defender Gerard Pique, who had a 'sore foot' coming into this game, doesn't look too hot at the moment.

    Gerard PiqueImage source, AFP
  4. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Real Sociedad have really come flying out of the traps here. They seem to have total confidence that they can take the game to Barcelona and win. A brave approach. But will it look wise in two hours' time?

    Sergi RobertoImage source, Reuters
  5. Postpublished at 6 mins

    A mix-up at the back as Gerard Pique air-kicks a cross and Javier Mascherano stabs it out of play just as Marc-Andre ter Stegen was trying to pick it up. Corner comes to nothing though.

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    Get Involved - bogey teamspublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

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    Brayo: For some strange reason Newcastle has been our bogey team especially away. Glad they are in the Championship now. From Chelsea.

    Lamar: Arsenal can't beat Manchester United at Old Trafford - so frustrating and we lost 8-2 there.. Nightmare, it's like a haunted house for us.

    [Everton fan] Andrew Kearney: All of them.

  7. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Ninety seconds into the game and Real Sociedad have a chance to take the lead but David Zurutuza's header from Carlos Vela's cross is at Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Real Sociedad 0-0 Barcelona

    We are under way at Anoeta.  

  9. Earlier in La Liga...published at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Atletico MadridImage source, EPA

    Earlier today, Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 3-0 to move back up into the Champions League places - overtaking Real Sociedad in the process.

    They also moved above Villarreal, who suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat by Alaves. Celta Vigo beat Granada 3-1.

  10. Juventus defender Alves breaks legpublished at 19:40 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Juventus have just confirmed that right-back Dani Alves, who left Barcelona this summer, broke his leg, external in today's 3-1 defeat by Genoa.

  11. Neymar one booking from missing El Clasicopublished at 19:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    NeymarImage source, EPA

    Barcelona forward Neymar, who reportedly had a minor car accident this weekend, really doesn't want to get himself booked today.

    A yellow card at Sociedad would see him pick up his fifth yellow card of the season... meaning he would miss next Saturday's El Clasico with Real Madrid.

    "I don't think Neymar will be conditioned by the yellow cards and the points at Anoeta are worth the same as the ones against Real Madrid so I've not considered resting him," boss Luis Enrique said. 

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

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    John McEnerney: Two lads warming the Real Sociedad bench were once touted as future stars of Spanish football, Esteban Granero and Sergio Canales (La Liga's Darren Anderton)

  13. 'Real Sociedad can play long and short'published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Luis EnriqueImage source, EPA

    Barcelona boss Luis Enrique: “I expect Real Sociedad to play without fear.

    "They are capable of being very attacking with the ball and very defensive without it. They are one of the few teams who can effectively play the ball both long and short.

    “What has happened in previous years doesn't affect anything that could happen, there is no influence.” 

  14. 'We are capable of beating any side'published at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Eusebio SacristanImage source, Getty Images

    Real Sociedad boss Eusebio Sacristan: "We’ll be up against a huge team - a team which has great players and if we are to come away with a win, we will need to do everything extremely well.

    "We are mentally and physically ready. We have shown that when we do things well, we are capable of beating any side - even though we are talking about Barca, one of the best teams in the world.

    “Barca’s players are winners. Whatever challenge they are given, they want to overcome it. Now that they are visiting us after a few poor results, they will want to put that right which means we have to be totally prepared. 

    "Past results won’t serve us. We need to continue the hard work we have been doing over the past few months."

  15. La Real hitting top formpublished at 19:25 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Real SociedadImage source, EPA

    As well as their amazing recent record at home against Barcelona, Real Sociedad are having a great season.

    The Basque side are sixth, and could move to within a point of Barca with a win. They have won their last four La Liga games - including a victory over Atletico Madrid.

    Their coach is former Barcelona midfielder and B team boss Eusebio Sacristan, who replaced Moyes just over a year ago.

  16. get involved

    Get Involved - strange hoodoospublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

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    Is Barcelona's Real Sociedad hoodoo one of the strangest in football? 

    Which team can your side just not beat?

    Let us know using #bbceurofooty.

  17. Team news - Barcelona unchangedpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Barcelona are unchanged from the side who beat Celtic 2-0 on Wednesday. Arda Turan is ill, while Andres Iniesta, Samuel Umtiti and Jeremy Mathieu remain injured. 

    Real Sociedad are without midfielders Ruben Pardo, Jon Gaztanaga and Markel Bergara. Ex-Arsenal winger Carlos Vela starts.

    Real Sociedad: Rulli, C Martinez, Navas, Inigio, Yuri, Illarramendi, Prieto, Zurutuza, Vela, Willian Jose, Oyarzabal. Subs: Ramirez, Mikel, Juanmi, Aritz, Granero, Canales, Concha.

    Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Busquets, Gomes, Rakitic, Messi, L Suarez, Neymar. Subs: Cillessen, D Suarez, Rafinha, Alcacer, Digne, Alena, Marlon.

  18. Barcelona's bogey teampublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2016

    Real Sociedad v Barcelona (19:45 GMT)

    You mightn't think Barcelona would even have a bogey team in La Liga. But they do.

    For almost a decade, they have been trying to beat Real Sociedad in the Basque Country. They have failed each time.

    They have lost five times and drawn twice away to La Real since a 2-0 win in 2007. 

    Even David Moyes has beaten Barca in this fixture.

    Lionel Messi and David MoyesImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    "Yeah, that's great David. OK, got to go now. See ya"