Barcelona will welcome Real Sociedad at home and look to add to its five-game winning streak to maintain their spot on top of the La Liga table.
BAR vs RS Match Details
Date: Sunday, 2 March 2025
Time: 16:15 (CET), 20:45 (IST)
Venue: Estadi Lluís Companys, Barcelona
BAR vs RS Match Preview
Barcelona are cruising in La Liga in 2025, leading the table on a superior head-to-head record against second-placed Real Madrid while sharing the same points. The Catalan giants have yet to lose a single game this year, registering 11 wins with almost half of them coming in the league. Overall, they have taken 17 victories from 25 matches with their breathtaking attacking display under Hansi Flick. Even though the team played a mind-boggling 4-4 draw with another title contender Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, their defence conceded just once in the five games prior. It shows an improvement in that department and Barcelona’s tenacity to clinch the league crown this season. Flick’s men know they need to keep their momentum and cannot drop a gear now with both Madrid clubs breathing on their shoulders. The 27-time league champions have a crucial week ahead with a re-meeting against Benfica in the Champions League last-16 tie and the title clash against Atletico two weekends from now. Real Sociedad are the visitors this weekend who defeated the leaders in the reverse clash away but were on the wrong side of the result in the corresponding fixture last season. Barcelona will want a reversal of that 2-0 victory registered through goals from Lamine Yamal and Raphinha to carry on the winning streak and keep their place on the table.
Real Sociedad are also fighting for an objective to qualify for European competition next season, having also reached the last-16 stage of the Europa League with Manchester United to face. However, their realistic target this time is the Conference League and not the Europa League again with Villarreal 10 points clear of them for the spot. La Real sit just a point behind the sixth spot with Rayo Vallecano, Betis and Mallorca in the race. Imanol Alguacil's side will want to stay in the competition, however, this is a challenging period for them as they face the Catalan giants and Sevilla in the league with the two legs against the Red Devils in Europe squeezed in between. The team has also struggled for consistency in the league, unable to string a set of results in their favour. Their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg match against Real Madrid also ended in defeat as even though it was a 1-0 loss, it will be hard to overturn in the second leg at Santiago Bernabeu. Making the trip to Barcelona will be daunting, knowing that a defeat will make their chase even tougher having only the 10th best away record in the league.
BAR vs RS Recent Form (all competitions)
BAR: WWWWD
RM: WLWWL
BAR vs RS Recent Form (La Liga)
BAR: WWWWW
RM: LLWLW
BAR vs RS Predicted Lineups
Barcelona
Szczesny; Kounde, Martinez, Cubarsi, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Real Sociedad
Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, J Lopez; Zubimendi; Barrenetxea, Marin, Sucic, Gomez; Oyarzabal
BAR vs RS Dream11 Match Prediction
Barcelona should come up with three points at home where they haven’t lost since December despite Real Sociedad’s resistance. We predict a 2-1 win for the hosts.
BAR vs RS Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Raphinha
Vice-captain Picks: Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski
Our top pick for RB vs RM Dream11 top picks is Raphinha with 13 goals and seven assists this season in the league.
Other top options are Lamine Yamal, the top assist maker in the league with 11 and the top goal scorer Robert Lewandowski with 20 goals.
BAR vs RS Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Remiro (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 277)
DEF: Kounde (Cr - 8, Pts - 828), Martinez (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 666), Aramburu (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 254)
MID: Yamal (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 1071), Pedri (Cr - 9, Pts - 917), Zubimendi (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 312), Gomez (Cr - 8, Pts - 210),
FW: Raphinha (Cr - 9, Pts - 1484), Lewandowski (Cr - 9, Pts - 1254), Oyazabal (Cr - 9, Pts - 232)
Vice-captain: Lamine Yamal
Captain: Raphinha
