FC Barcelona will be hoping to break their Anoeta curse tomorrow, as they travel to the Basque Country to take on Eusebio’s Real Sociedad in Sunday’s late kick-off. With the season’s first El Clasico on the horizon, Barcelona simply cannot afford another slip-up before they welcome Real Madrid to the Camp Nou; Zinedine Zidane’s side extended their unbeaten record to 31 matches in all competitions this afternoon with a 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon, a victory that temporarily moves Los Blancos 7 points clear at the top of the table.
In the interim, Sevilla could usurp the Blaugrana and climb into second spot with a home win over Valencia later this evening; but undoubtedly the pressure is now on Barcelona to stop Real Madrid from creating an insurmountable gap at the top of the table.