The FC Barcelona confronts this Sunday 21 March to the Real Sociedad in San Sebastián, with reason of the day 28 of LaLiga Santander 2020-21, in which the culés will look for to follow alive in the fight by the domestic title. For this, the team directed by Ronald Koeman will need to add the three points in an always complicated stadium as it is Anoeta, although the 'txuri urdin' carry some weeks leaving points.
The blaugrana are perfectly conscious that this day is very important to follow recortando points to the Athletic of Madrid or, at least, keep a distance of four points. Thus, the ones of Koeman no escatimarán in efforts to defeat to a Real Sociedad, the one of Imanol Bailiff, that lost in the last day against the Granada to domicile.
In spite of the accumulation of parties, and that key pieces like Messi and Of Jong are to the edge of the suspension with the Classical already showing in the calendar, Ronald Koeman will bet by an eleven of full guarantees. The group blaugrana want to that this appointment follow catapulting him anímicamente of face to the next commitments. To the absences of Coutinho, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Gerard Hammered by injury contrapone the recovery of Araújo, that already was in the last party. The Barça will configure an eleven of big level in which the attack will be formed by Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
Although the paramount will be to ensure the triumph, the Barcelona does not want to go down the foot of the accelerator and expects to attain a result that can follow giving hopes to his followers, and that give him options to give hunting to the Athletic sooner or later. In the second part expect changes that will go in function of how pass the party, to end to keep the cool legs and not going down the competitive level.
The XI of Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona:
- XI of Real Sociedad: Remiro; Gorosabel, Zubeldia, Him Normand, Merquelanz; Zubimendi, Guevara, Merino; Portu, Isak, Oyarzabal.
- XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; S. Dest, Lenglet, Mingueza, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Of Jong, Pedri; Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
- Bench of the FC Barcelona: Net, Arnau, Junior, Umtiti, Pjanic, Braithwaite, Araújo, Riqui Puig, Trincao, Ilaix and Matheus.
The eleven of the Barça arrives without hardly surprises. Ter Stegen Will be in the goal, with Sergiño Dest like carrilero right, Araújo, and Lenglet in the axis of the defence and Jordi Alba in the left lane. Busquets, Of Jong and Pedri will complete a centre of the field of containment, theft and touch, whereas the forward will be composed as we already have advanced by Messi, Dembélé and Griezmann.
The Real Sociedad, by his part, will go out to play with the maximum ambition to generate difficulties from the beginning and the clear will of arañar some point in Anoeta. The ones of Imanol will reflect an intense rhythm in all the zones of the field, especially in the pressure, to try contest the possession of the balloon. The Barça will have to watch the contragolpes, and especially to men like Isak and Oyarzabal.