Barcelona hosts Real Sociedad in round 1 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Sunday, August 15th at Camp Nou (Barcelona)
The management of FC Barcelona still cannot find a suitable coach who would return the Catalans to their former glory. Now Ronald Koeman is heading the team. The previous season was not successful, but it cannot be called a failure either. The rival Real Madrid did not win a single trophy, but Blaugranas managed to win Copa del Rey. In the Champions League, Barca was eliminated in the 1/8 finals, which is very sad. As a result, there is still a lot of work to be done to get back on the winning path. In the summer, the club did a good job in the transfer market. Since there is no money, but only debts, the Catalans had to somehow get away. Thus, Depay, Aguero, and Garcia joined the team as free agents, and the club paid only nine million euros for Emerson. Barça managed to keep the backbone, but they lost their legend. Messi did not extend his contract and moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Moreover, Aguero picked up an injury and will not be able to help his team for a couple of months.
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Real Sociedad is an unyielding and solid team that every year sets the goal of fighting for a place in the top four. In the previous season, the team took the final 5th place. Thus, the White-Blues will represent Spain in the group stage of the Europa League, which is generally quite good, as a solid amount of money will come from UEFA. The Basques score a lot and often play reliably in defense. They don't waste money. As a rule, we see high-quality but point-like amplification. This summer, Sociedad retained the backbone of the team and purchased goalkeeper Matthew Ryan, who will replace the departed Miguel Angel Moya. Moreover, left-back Diego Rico came from Bournemouth for only 500 thousand euros.
It is difficult to say what state Barcelona is in before the start of the 2021/2022 season. Even earlier the game left much to be desired, and the coaching staff should introduce newcomers to the squad and build a battle-worthy team without Messi. In turn, Real Sociedad is always a tough and uncomfortable opponent not only for the Catalans but also for other representatives of the Spanish championship. Without Leo Messi, Barcelona is losing a lot. Taking this into account, we propose to bet on low production in the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
