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First Half Match Breakdown: Neto has yet to be forced to make a save by Sociedad. They were able to halt Barcelona's momentum for a while until the final minute to halftime. For Barcelona such a fine display today without their former superstar, Messi.
45+4' First half comes to an end. Scoreline: Barcelona 2 - 0 Sociedad. Ball possession: Barcelona: 62%, Real Sociedad: 38%.
45+2' G O O O A A A L Barcelona scores. Braithwaite heads the ball home. Frankie de Jong with the assist
45+1' 2 minutes of added time
45+1' David Silva from Real Sociedad swings in the corner from the left. Antoine Griezmann relieves the pressure with a clearance
44' Ball possession: Barcelona: 64%, Real Sociedad: 36%.
44' Free kick as Martin Braithwaite from Barcelona trips Cristian Portu
40' Ball possession: Barcelona: 63%, Real Sociedad: 37%.
40' Free kick as Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad trips Frenkie de Jong
39' First Half Key Players Ratings: Memphis Depay 7.3, David Silva: 6.7
37' Martin Zubimendi is shown a yellow card for the previous foul.
37' Pedri is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
35' Ball possession: Barcelona: 66%, Real Sociedad: 34%.
34' Remiro reads the play from Pedri and comes out to save it
33' Busquets clearance is weak and puts his side under pressure
33' The game is restarted.
31' It's hot out there today and the game is paused so the players can take in some water
30' Ball possession: Barcelona: 71%, Real Sociedad: 29%.
30' A shot by Cristian Portu is blocked.
29' Looks like Sociedad is losing the battle in midfield and look to be struggling to keep Griezmann and Depay quiet.
28' Antoine Griezmann is penalised for pushing Mikel Merino.
27' News report stated that Pique helped Barcelona register their new players by taking a pay cut. Way to go Pique, and he scores as well with Depay on the assist
25' Ball possession: Barcelona: 75%, Real Sociedad: 25%.
25' Dangerous challenge by Memphis Depay on Alex Remiro
23' Jordi Alba sends a long ball upfield. Robin Le Normand from Real Sociedad is alert and heads the ball to his keeper.
22' Jordi Alba tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent. Aritz Elustondo relieves the pressure with a clearance
20' Scoreline: Barcelona 1 - 0 Real Sociedad. Ball possession: Barcelona: 80%, Real Sociedad: 20%.
19' G O O O A A A L - Gerard Pique from Barcelona heads the ball home! Memphis with the assist for the goal
19' Memphis Depay swings in a cross from the free kick.
18' free kick as Robin Le Normand from Real Sociedad trips Pedri
17' Free kick as David Silva from Real Sociedad trips Sergio Busquets
16' Real Sociedad is in control of the ball.
15' Ball possession: Barcelona: 81%, Real Sociedad: 19%.
14' Sergino Dest is penalized for pushing Robin Le Normand.
12' Memphis Depay puts in a cross, a header from Antoine Griezmann hits the crossbar!
11' Great vision by Aihen Munoz from Real Sociedad as he stops a promising attack with an interception.
10' Jordi Alba with a cross, Antoine Griezmann send an audacious bicycle-kick wide of goal
10' Ball possession: Barcelona: 86%, Real Sociedad: 14%.
8' Free kick as Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona trips Mikel Merino
7' Sergino Dest passes the ball in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
6' Free kick as Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad trips Frenkie de Jong
5' Ball possession: Barcelona: 78%, Real Sociedad: 22%.
4' Robin Le Normand pulls down Memphis Depay
2' Great skill from Antoine Griezmann as he dribbles past his opponents but fails to find the target
2' Could be a good chance here as Memphis Depay cuts the opponent's defense open with a through ball to Martin Braithwaite as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
1' The referee starts the match. Barcelona kick-off and the game is underway
Barcelona is going head to head with Real Sociedad in their first post-Messi match this season at Camp Nou stadium, Barcelona city, Spain. Last season, Ronald Koeman's team finished third, only two points behind Sociedad. They will seek to start a new chapter with three points, as we all know because they no longer have Lionel Messi in their ranks.
BARCELONA lineup for the match (4-3-3): Neto; Dest, Pique, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Griezmann, Depay, Braithwaite. All: Koeman.
REAL SOCIEDAD lineup for the match (4-4-2): Remiro; Zaldua, Elistondo, Le Normand, Munoz; Portu, Zubimendi, Merino, Januzaj; Silva, Oyarzabal. All: Imanol.
Ansu Fati, Ousmane Dembélé, and Marc-André ter Stegen for Barcelona, whiles Nacho Monreal, Diego Rico, Carlos Fernández of Real Sociedad will be absent for this first game.
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