Completing the first third of the 2024-25 League with another victory that allows us to maintain a solid advantage at the top of the standings deserves a new effort. He Barça must maintain concentration and intensity, also good play and aim, tonight (9 p.m., Movistar LaLiga) in Anoeta against a great team like the Royal Societycapable of messing up anyone if they let her play. The prize would be to calmly face the new break in the championship due to national team commitments.
This 13th matchday has that double psychological component that the Barça team should not disdain. He Real Madrid he already won yesterday health (4-0), was within six points (with a postponed match) and is not allowed to let up. The demanding Hansi Flickattentive, will be in charge of cutting off any hint of relaxation that can give life to rivals who are emotionally 'touched'. Furthermore, Barça will face another dangerous start after the break against the Celta in Vigo (Saturday, November 23, 9 p.m.).
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The guarantee is that the leader arrives launched into Donostia after stringing together seven official victories, four in the League and three in the Champions League, with an average of 4.1 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per game. He hasn't lost since that defeat in Pamplona against Osasuna (4-2) on September 29. In his best series of victories of the course, until the first KO in Monaco (2-1) he had five starts and between the Louis II and El Sadar matches he won two.
Although Barça is doing well, Real Sociedad, in the middle of the standings, is not intimidating like in previous seasons and is coming off a painful defeat in the Europa League against Viktoria Plzen (2-1) that cooled the rise of the 0- 2 of last day in Seville. However, it is sensed that one day he will wake up hand in hand with the bravery of Imanol Alguacil on the bench and players with enormous quality, like the former Barcelona youth players Take Kubo and Sergio Gómez or the Spanish international champions of the Euro Cup Martín Zubimendi and Mikel Oyarzabal, in addition to the talent of Brais Mendezwith hopes placed on a 20-year-old giant: the Icelandic striker Orri Óskarsson. Barça will try to get the San Sebastian team to delay its reaction for a few days.
Flick will not be able to count on the injured Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia and Ferran Torresin addition to the two long-lasting ones: Ter Stegen and Marc Bernal. And today there will be suspense until the end due to the physical condition of three players.
Pau Cubarsiwith 10 stitches on his face due to the injury suffered in Belgrade, felt comfortable with a protective mask in training and everything indicates that he will be able to play, a relief for the German coach because the casualties accumulate in the rear axis and not there are too many options: Hector Fort from the side and Jules Koundécentral. Or the youth player Sergi Domínguezwithout displacing the Frenchman from the band.
Dani Olmo, unwell and medicated, and Laminate Yamal, overloaded, did not train yesterday. They are not ruled out, but if they could not play at the start there are more alternatives, especially if Casado and De Jong they form the double pivot. Pedri, Fermín, Gavi, Pablo Torre, Ansu Fati and Pau Víctor They would fight for two places.
