Barcelona Vs. Real Sociedad, 2012 La Liga Week 21: Blaugranas Need Rebound, Can’t Drop Points

Barcelona aren't in terrific form by their standards and they're still missing a number of senior players through injury, but they'll be expecting nothing less than a comfortable win at Camp Nou on Saturday. When the Blaugranas played Real Sociedad earlier in the year at Anoeta, La Real fought to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling match. The rematch in Catalonia should be a much different story.

Real Sociedad are coming off of a 5-1 victory over Sporting Gijon, while Barcelona are coming off of a disappointing 0-0 draw against Villarreal. The Blaugranas have been much better at Camp Nou, however, while Real Sociedad are missing a number of players. David Zurutuza -- who scored a brace last week -- and Gorka Elustondo are out. All of Imanol Agirretxe, Xabi Prieto, Alberto de la Bella and Vadim Demidov are not expected to play and definitely will not start.

Barcelona are without Andres Iniesta, but Thiago Alcantara has proven himself a more than capable replacement. Seydou Keita is still at the Africa Cup of Nations, while David Villa and Ibrahim Afellay remain long-term absentees.