Seeking to end the weekend at the top of La Liga, Barcelona will look to get the better of Real Sociedad at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday afternoon.
Hansi Flick's side made it five league wins in succession last Saturday with a 2-0 win away at Las Palmas, in a game that brought up one of my selections.
That victory kept Barca out in front in what is a thrilling title race, though they may not be sitting at the summit by the time they take to the field on Sunday.
The Catalan giants will come into this clash off the back of a frantic 4-4 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final tie with Atletico Madrid in midweek.
As for Real Sociedad, they returned to winning ways with a 3-0 success over Leganes last weekend.
Victory moved Imanol Alguacil's men up to ninth position in the Spanish top flight, just one point behind sixth-placed Rayo Vallecano.
How the bookies view it: Barca to bank the points
With no room for error and in the midst of a five-game winning run in La Liga, it’s no real surprise to see Barcelona priced up as heavy odds-on favourites here at 2/9 on Boylesports.
Real Sociedad – who have lost each of their last four away games in La Liga – are a towering 10/1 on Boylesports to triumph on Sunday afternoon. The draw is also deemed unlikely at 9/2 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: Barca bidding for revenge
Having lost this season’s reverse fixture 1-0, Barcelona will be out to avenge that defeat on Sunday afternoon. However, it is worth noting that Barca won both of last season’s meetings between the pair, keeping a clean sheet in each of those two victories.
Players to watch: Lewandowski to land a blow?
Robert Lewandowski currently leads the La Liga goalscoring charts with 20 goals. Having notched in four of his previous five league outings, the Polish sharpshooter stands out for an anytime strike on Sunday at 10/11 on Bet 365.
Real Sociedad right-back Jon Aramburu has racked up 10 cards across all competitions this season. The Venezuelan international is a general 2/1 to collect another caution on Sunday afternoon.
Predicted line-ups
Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen remain unavailable for selection, however Andreas Christensen could come back into the squad this weekend.
Real Sociedad will be unable to call upon the services of two first team regulars in the shape of Nayef Ageurd and Takefusa Kubo, both of whom are suspended.
Barcelona: Pena; Balde, Cubarsi, Araujo, Kounde, Pedri, Casado, Raphinha, Gavi, Yamal, Lewandowski
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Aramburu, Elustondo, Munoz, Lopez; Zubimendi, Gomez, Marin, Zakharyan, Olasagasti, Oskarsson
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Barcelona to win alongside under 3.5 goals looks worthy of interest at 11/10 on Boylesports.
While Hansi Flick’s star-studded side are capable of blowing most teams away, each of their last two home wins La Liga have arrived via a 1-0 scoreline, while they won 2-0 at Las Palmas last weekend.
Ahead of a midweek trip to Benfica in the Champions League, another low-key success could be in store.
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