A trip to Anoeta is probably the most psychologically trying fixture for the Blaugrana, having failed to collect all three points from the fixture in almost a decade. Barça returned to La Liga after having last drawn against Malaga in the competition. Sociedad however, were high on form, having won five games in a row, including a win against Atletico; Eusebio was doing a fantastic job with the Basques and the game wasn’t going to be easy.
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Luis Enrique picked his best possible line up with Andre Gomes slotting in for Iniesta in the Gala XI.