Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
25/01/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Real Sociedad
A place in the Copa del Rey semis will be at stake when Barcelona and Real Sociedad face each other in a highly-anticipated clash at Camp Nou. Barca survived Getafe at the weekend without Robert Lewandowski, who returns to the starting XI against La Real. Ferran Torres is back from suspension as well, while there are no fresh injury worries in the Catalan outfit. The Basques, on the other hand, are eyeing their tenth consecutive win in all competitions.
Real Sociedad recorded a routine 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Xavi’s troops. Since aforementioned striker Lewandowski is back to the starting XI, home win should definitely be considered. Martin Zubimendi returns to the starting XI, while all Guevara, Merino, Merquelanz, Pacheco, Sadiq, and Sola are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Real Sociedad):
Real Sociedad is as Bask football club from San Sebastian. The club is playing in the La Liga since 2010 after the club got relegated to the Segunda Division. Currently the club hosts its home games in the Anoeta Stadium which holds a capacity of 32 2000 seats.
Real Sociedad was founded on 17th of September 1909 as Sociedad de Futbol and was originally founded by English immigrants. Real Sociedad was one of the founders of the highest Spanish football division.
Starting from 1939 Sociedad de Futbol changed its name to Real Socidedad. Real Sociedad had the most success in the eighties where the club managed to win the title twice.Famous players that played for Real Sociedad are: Arteta, Beguiristain, Xabi Alonso and Griezmann.
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