Barcelona take on the visitors Real Sociedad in the round 35 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, May 20th at Camp Nou (Barcelona).
Barcelona are experiencing their first full season under Xavi - the legendary footballer who returned in a new role during the previous campaign, agreeing to pull the club out of a prolonged and complex crisis. It must be acknowledged that there was no breakthrough in 2022. The new season has also seen its share of failures. Of particular note is their new failure in the Champions League - just like the previous year, Barcelona finished third in their group (and then also exited the Europa League against the same opponent, albeit "Manchester United"). However, they managed to defeat "Real" in the Super Cup on the domestic front. And then, they created a comfortable distance from their eternal rivals in La Liga. However, in the spring, the "galacticos" achieved a 4-0 victory at the Camp Nou in the cup semi-finals. After that, there were no more tournament tasks for Xavi and his team, they just had to secure the long-awaited title. This happened with a 4-2 victory against "Espanyol," also pushing their historical rival closer to relegation to the Segunda Division...
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Real Sociedad can become the triumphant of the season. For the sake of their main success, Imanol Alguacil and his team sacrificed other tournaments. In the cup, it ended with a 0-1 defeat in January, coincidentally against Barcelona. In the Europa League, after winning their group in the autumn, the Spaniards couldn't offer anything significant in the Round of 16 against "Roma" - a 0-2 loss in Italy and a 0-0 draw at home. But the most important thing is that in La Liga, it is precisely the team from San Sebastian, which has long been a contender for the fourth "Champions League" spot, that has found its "window of opportunity." It opened due to the current results of "Sevilla": it was clear already in the autumn that "Andalusia's White and Reds" were in crisis. It remained to be seen which of the contenders would take advantage of the situation and occupy the emerging "niche." Without losing for five consecutive La Liga matches, Real Sociedad solidified their desired position and even started to distance themselves from their pursuing rivals, "Betis" and "Villarreal." However, last Saturday, after scoring twice by the 24th minute, the ambitious team ended up with just a draw against "Girona."
The last time Real Sociedad won was in the spring of 2016. Since then, Barcelona has mostly emerged victorious, including in the current season in La Liga and the cup. The hosts are understandably considered the favorites. However, they no longer have anything at stake, while the visitors from San Sebastian still have their ambitious goals to achieve. Therefore, we bet on a victory for the guests with a "+1 goal" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win with +1.0 handicap.
