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Barcelona will resume their season with a home game against top-four contenders Real Sociedad on Saturday after securing the 2022–23 La Liga championship. Last weekend’s Barcelona derby saw Xavi’s team defeat Espanyol 4-2 to win the title with four games remaining. Real Sociedad, meanwhile, drew 2-2 with Girona and still has work to do to finish in the top four in the standings.
With a record of 27 victories, four draws, and three losses from 34 games played this season, Barcelona has been by far the greatest team in La Liga, leading the standings by 14 points over Real Madrid in second place. With their 4-2 victory over Espanyol on Sunday, Xavi’s team clinched the title for the 2022–23 season, the first time the Catalan giants had done so since 2019.
While winning back the league championship must be viewed as a huge success, Barcelona was eliminated by Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals, failed to advance past the group stage of the Champions League once more, and fell to Manchester United in the Europa League knockout round playoffs.
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There is much that Xavi can do better the next season, and it will be interesting to see how the club’s summer plays out given that Lionel Messi has been heavily linked to a comeback. Neymar is reportedly wanted back at Camp Nou as well, maybe on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
It’s fair to say that Real Sociedad has more at stake in this game than Barcelona does, as the visitors are vying for a top-four finish in the standings and a spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season. Villarreal is now in fifth place, five points behind Imanol Alguacil’s team, who will enter this match with a five-game winning streak.
However, the Basque team was pushed to a 2-2 tie by Girona at home last weekend, and another loss in this game would undoubtedly make them susceptible, particularly given that they have a difficult schedule remaining, which includes games against Atletico Madrid and Sevilla. Real Sociedad, who have not been in the top four of La Liga since 2013, have performed admirably on the road this season, amassing 30 points from 17 games.
FC Barcelona vs Real Sociedad B Game Information
- Date: 05/20/2023
- Time: 03:00 PM ET
- Location: Camp Nou.
- How to Watch Barcelona vs Sociedad: ESPN+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Barcelona vs Sociedad Betting Lines
Barcelona is –120 according to our Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $83.33. On the other side, Sociedad is +325 according to the Vegas La Liga Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $325.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Barcelona at a 54.55% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Sociedad has 23.53% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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