Barcelona face Real Sociedad this Saturday and the Blaugrana will be needing the three points and a confidence-boosting win to head into El Clasico in strong form. La Reale Arena will host the battle, a ground where the Catalans do not hold fond memories with just two wins out of the previous nine played in San Sebastian. However, Ernesto Valverde’s men are coming off the back of two convincing performances, and the players will be hoping to continue to display their attractive brand of football against an intelligent Real Sociedad side.
Two main keys to take into account for Saturday’s fixture: