Overview
- Barcelona visit the Reale Arena on Sunday in LaLiga in the latest stop on a crowded January schedule.
- Hansi Flick is expected to set up in a 4-2-3-1 with Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong likely to start.
- Joan Garcia is tipped to keep goal behind a back line featuring Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi or Eric Garcia, and Alejandro Balde.
- Gavi and Andreas Christensen remain unavailable with knee injuries, affecting midfield and defensive options.
- Barcelona target a 10th straight league win and 12th in all competitions, while Real Sociedad enter on a five-match unbeaten run under Pellegrino Matarazzo.