Barcelona will continue their La Liga campaign with a home fixture against Real Sociedad on Sunday afternoon.
The Catalan giants will enter the match off the back of a 4-4 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.
Hansi Flick's side were 2-0 winners over Las Palmas in Spain's top flight last weekend, meanwhile, and they are currently top of the La Liga table, ahead of second-placed Real Madrid on the head-to-head record.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, will enter the clash off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.
The Basque outfit have had an inconsistent league season, currently sitting down in ninth position in the division.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the head-to-head record and takes a look at the past meetings between Barcelona and Real Sociedad ahead of their contest at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 195
Real Sociedad wins: 38
Draws: 42
Barcelona wins: 115
These two teams have locked horns on 195 occasions throughout history, and it is Barcelona that lead the overall head-to-head, having recorded 115 wins to Real Sociedad's 38, while there have also been 42 draws.
Unsurprisingly, Lionel Messi is the all-time leading goalscorer in this particular fixture, having scored 18 times against Real Sociedad during his time with Barcelona.
Barcelona have scored 401 goals in their 195 games with Real Sociedad, conceding 197, while they have been dominant in this fixture of late, winning 10 of their last 12 meetings in all competitions.
The Catalan giants were victorious in both La Liga matches during the 2023-24 campaign, including a 1-0 success at Anoeta Stadium, but Real Soicedad managed to record a famous win in their last meeting in November 2024.
Real Sociedad had not beaten Barcelona on home soil since April 2016 entering the contest, but Sheraldo Becker scored the only goal of the match to secure a 1-0 victory for the Basque outfit in the La Liga affair.
In La Liga, Barcelona have triumphed in 89 of their previous 155 matches, suffering 34 defeats in the process, while the points have been shared on 32 occasions.
There has not actually been a draw in the league between these two sides since December 2019, and Barcelona were aiming to record a fifth straight away La Liga victory over Real Sociedad when the pair locked horns on November 10, which would have been a record for the Catalan team.
However, Becker's goal decided the contest, with Barcelona incredibly not managing a single shot on target; that said, Robert Lewandowski did have a goal chalked off in the first period for the narrowest of offsides.
Last 20 meetings
Nov 10, 2024: Real Sociedad 1-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 13, 2024: Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Nov 04, 2023: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 20, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Jan 25, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Aug 21, 2022: Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2022: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Aug 15, 2021: Barcelona 4-2 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Mar 21, 2021: Real Sociedad 1-6 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 13, 2021: Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)
Dec 16, 2020: Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Mar 07, 2020: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Dec 14, 2019: Real Sociedad 2-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 20, 2019: Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Sep 15, 2018: Real Sociedad 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 20, 2018: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Jan 14, 2018: Real Sociedad 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 15, 2017: Barcelona 3-2 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Jan 26, 2017: Barcelona 5-2 Real Sociedad (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Jan 19, 2017: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Nov 27, 2016: Real Sociedad 1-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Nov 10, 2024: Real Sociedad 1-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 13, 2024: Barcelona 2-0 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Nov 04, 2023: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 20, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Aug 21, 2022: Real Sociedad 1-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2022: Real Sociedad 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Aug 15, 2021: Barcelona 4-2 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Mar 21, 2021: Real Sociedad 1-6 Barcelona (La Liga)
Dec 16, 2020: Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Mar 07, 2020: Barcelona 1-0 Real Sociedad (La Liga)
Dec 14, 2019: Real Sociedad 2-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
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