Books – Ramy Abdel Hamid
Saturday, May 20, 2023 09:00 AM
Barcelona, the Spanish league champion for the current season, will host its counterpart, Real Sociedad, at ten in the evening today, Saturday, at the “Spotify Camp Nou” stadium, in the thirty-fifth round of the La Liga competition.
Barcelona ranks at the top of the La Liga standings table with 85 points, 14 points ahead of runner-up Real Madrid, while Real Sociedad ranks fourth with 62 points.
Barcelona celebrates the Spanish League title this season, against Real Sociedad, after The title was settled four rounds before the end of the season, when it defeated Espanyol 4-2 last Sunday to top the standings with 85 points, 14 points ahead of arch-rivals Real Madrid.
The match is a foregone conclusion for Barcelona after winning the title, but Xavi, the coach of the team, wants to win this match to celebrate with his fans the title, especially since the team failed to celebrate the title in the Espanyol match after the fans of the opposing team took to the field after the end of the match.
Xavi is seeking Barcelona to achieve its fourth consecutive victory in the Sociedad match, and to continue its positive results recently, as the team lost one match in the last 11 league matches, noting that the team lost only three matches in the league this season.
On the other hand, Real Sociedad is entering the meeting in search of a victory to consolidate its presence in fourth place, which it occupies with 62 points, in order to get close to deciding its presence in the Champions League next season.
Sociedad wants to win in order to return to the path of victories after its draw in the last round against Girona, and the team also seeks to avoid defeat for the sixth consecutive match.
