Barcelona Faces a Test to Maintain the Top Spot Against Sociedad

All eyes will be on the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Sunday as Barcelona hosts Real Sociedad in La Liga’s matchweek 26.

After battling hard to reclaim the top spot, Barça’s next challenge is to hold onto it. They enter the match aiming to extend their unbeaten run in 2025, having not lost a single official match this year. The team is also looking to secure its sixth consecutive victory.

On the other hand, Real Sociedad arrives seeking redemption after a Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg defeat to Real Madrid. They also aim for a positive result to climb the league standings, where they currently sit ninth with 34 points.

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• Barcelona has won 25 of their last 26 home matches against Real Sociedad in La Liga (losing just once), securing 20 victories in 21 home encounters this century. The only teams Barça has beaten more often at home in this period are Athletic Bilbao (21) and Sevilla (20).
• Real Sociedad has won twice in their last four league encounters against Barcelona (losing two)—more victories than in their previous 16 La Liga encounters combined (one win, two draws, 13 losses).
• Barcelona has scored in their last 37 home league matches against Real Sociedad (87 goals in total), marking the third-longest scoring streak by a team against a single opponent in La Liga history (40 vs. Athletic Bilbao from 1986 to 2024 and 45 vs. Celta Vigo from 1942 to 2014).
• Barcelona has won five consecutive La Liga matches for the second time this season, after opening the campaign with seven straight victories.
• Real Sociedad has won two of their last three league games (losing one), doubling their win tally from the previous six matches. However, they are enduring their worst away losing streak in La Liga (four consecutive defeats) since February 2018.
• Barcelona has scored the most goals from set pieces in La Liga this season (seven). They are close to becoming the second team to reach 100 set-piece goals in La Liga this season (currently 95), behind Real Madrid (119).
• Real Sociedad has scored the highest percentage of their league goals this season in the final 15 minutes of matches.
• Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal leads La Liga in assists (11), ranking second among the top five European leagues behind Egypt’s Mohamed Salah (15 assists for Liverpool in the Premier League). Yamal has set up three of his 11 assists for Dani Olmo, making him—alongside Brazilian Raphinha (three assists)—the player he has assisted the most this season.
• Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo has scored 21 goals in 89 La Liga matches for Sociedad, more than any other player at the club since joining in the 2022-23 season.
• Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil has lost 10 of his 13 league encounters against Barcelona (two wins, one draw)—his worst record against any opponent in the competition.

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