Barcelona will face Real Sociedad in Week 1 of La Liga 2021/22, Monday (16/8/2021). This match at Camp Nou will be the start of a new era for the Blaugrana.
After years of being synonymous with Lionel Messi, starting this season Barcelona will no longer be strengthened by the Argentine megastar. He has already moved to PSG.
Even so, Barcelona is not short of stars. Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and Sergio Aguero have been brought in to strengthen Ronald Koeman's team.
Their performance in pre-season is also fairly promising. Finally, Barcelona even beat Juventus 3-0 in the Joan Gamper Trophy. Barcelona won through goals from Memphis Depay, Martin Braithwaite and Riqui Puig.
Last season, Barcelona finished in 3rd place behind Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. This season, even though they no longer have Messi, Barcelona will still try to achieve the best.
It's just a shame, the first match against Real Sociedad later seems to be a little difficult. In addition to a strong opponent (last season finished fifth), Barcelona may not be able to field Depay, Aguero, or Garcia because the registration process is still hampered.
Estimated Line-up
Barcelona (4-3-3): Net; Alba, Araujo, Pique, Dest; de Jong, Busquets, Roberto; Demir, Braithwaite, Griezmann.
Coach: Ronald Koeman.
Real Sociedad (4-3-3): Remiro; Munoz, Normand, Aritz, Gorosabel; Guridi, Guevara, Silva; Januzaj, Isaac, Portu.
Coach: Imanol Alguacil.