Everything Barca
Fansided

Barcelona look to end Anoeta curse against Real Sociedad

By Laieke Abebe

(FromL, up) Barcelona's German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, Barcelona's Spanish defender Gerard Pique and Barcelona's Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, (down) Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergi Roberto, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta, Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez and Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba pose before the Spanish League 'Clasico' football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 23, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CURTO DE LA TORRE (Photo credit should read CURTO DE LA TORRE/AFP/Getty Images)
(FromL, up) Barcelona's German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, Barcelona's Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, Barcelona's Spanish defender Gerard Pique and Barcelona's Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, (down) Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Sergi Roberto, Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta, Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez and Barcelona's Spanish defender Jordi Alba pose before the Spanish League 'Clasico' football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 23, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CURTO DE LA TORRE (Photo credit should read CURTO DE LA TORRE/AFP/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

Barcelona looks to continue their unbeaten run against Real Sociedad, a team that has given the Blaugrana some problems over the years.

Barcelona will be aiming to restore their lead at the top of the table over when they take on Real Sociedad at the Anoeta stadium. However, the Anoeta has been a tough place for Barcelona to play over the years. Despite that, Sociedad have been struggling a bit to begin the season as they sit in 14th place going into this match. Meanwhile, the Blaugrana are 6 points ahead of Atletico Madrid after they won 1-0 away against Eibar.

Ernesto Valverde’s team has been on top of their game since a crushing defeat in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid. Speaking of which, Real Madrid lost in shocking fashion to Villarreal on Saturday after a late winner. This means that the Blaugrana can potentially move 19 points ahead of their struggling arch-rivals.

More from Everything Barca

Barca will attempt to stretch their unbeaten streak to 29 games against Real Sociedad in this match. They are coming off of a dominant Copa del Rey victory over Celta Vigo. The Catalan club is in really good form on and off the field. In addition to the play on the pitch, they’ve been big in the  transfer market. Yerry Mina and Philippe Coutinho have both become Barca players during the week after leaving Palmieras and Liverpool respectively.

Once again, Real Sociedad are having a difficult season and find themselves in the bottom half of the La Liga table. However, they did beat Sevilla, a very quality La Liga side, before the New Year holiday. In addition to that, they’ve qualified for the round of 32 of the Europa League. Barcelona knows that Sociedad are a tough team that has given them a lot of trouble in their stadium.

Next: Barca looking forward to having Yerry Mina's celebrations

Overall, Barca are playing well, but they still have to continue to take care of business. With their biggest rivals struggling a bit, they have to continue their torrid pace. The Blaugrana have to be focused and prepared for this match because any team can win on any given day. We’ll see if Barca can finally end the curse of the Anoeta.

Home/FC Barcelona News