Another landslide win? Certainly that’s what the bookies are suggesting today as Barcelona prepare to welcome Real Sociedad to the Camp Nou.
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Luis Enrique’s side followed up their 4-0 thrashing of rivals Real Madrid on November 21 with a resounding 6-1 triumph over AS Roma in UEFA Champions League action.
Levante and Real Betis will play against each other on Friday night, while Malaga and Granada will be taking part in a match in which they will strive to escape the relegation zone while the season approaches the end of its first half. The Brazilian is thought to be negotiating a contract extension with the club, having netted 12 goals in the league this campaign.
You know what? I don’t expect them to start today. The last time they even managed to get a draw at the ground was back in the 1994-95 season.
The win came in their first outing under new boss Eusebio Sacristan.
The Basque side have alternated wins and defeats in their last five away games in La Liga and they lost their last trip against Las Palmas.
Forced to sell most of its best players (including star man Isco) since then, Malaga has been operating on a much tighter budget to the one that was supposed to see it challenge Barcelona and Madrid at home and in Europe.
Spain’s LFP president Javier Tebas recently revealed he was a fan of Real Madrid, and the league chief admitted last weekend’s Clasico clash was hard for him to swallow after Los Blancos were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Midfielder David Zurutuza and forward Jonathas are both sidelined through injury, but Oier Olazabal, Alain Oyarzun and Raul Navas have all recovered from knocks and could feature at the Nou Camp.
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Barcelona have beaten Real Sociedad just once in the two team’s past four meetings in all competitions. “They were much better than Madrid, and really wanted to win”, he acknowledged, AS reports.
