Thread: WorldSportHD LIVE: Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad 1/16 @ 1pm EST

Live FUTBOL: Spanish Primera Liga
WorldSport-HD: Sunday, January 16, at 1 PM EST

Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad

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Barcelona v Real Sociedad (Camp Nou): Preview
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Barcelona captain Carles Puyol is confident his side can show against Real Sociedad on Sunday that last week's defeat by Villarreal was nothing more than a minor slip.

The Catalan club saw their 10-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga cut to seven as an inspired performance from Juan Roman Riquelme led Villarreal to a 3-0 victory.

Ronaldinho, so often the protagonist for Barca and especially when they are struggling in a game, was largely anonymous against Villarreal, but the club have said he will play against Sociedad.

However, Deco will be missing through suspension and his position in the team will go to youngster Andres Iniesta.

Midfielder Xavi Hernandez admitted the absence of the Portuguese star is a blow to Barca, but he is optimistic they can pick up three points.

Sociedad too have had a bad start to the new year, losing 2-0 at home to Albacete last weekend and 2-1 in the re-arranged game against Real Madrid.

They are currently lying 13th in the table with 22 points from 18 games and have only two wins away from the Anoeta Stadium.

Their task will not be helped if leading scorer Kahveci Nihat, who is a doubt for Sunday's game with a stomach complaint, has to pull out.

Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza (Santiago Bernabeu): Preview


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Raul has a muscle problem in his left leg, while Ronaldo is struggling with his left calf.

Fellow forward Fernando Morientes completed his transfer to Liverpool on Thursday, which could open the door for Michael Owen to start another league game despite his quiet performance in Madrid's 0-0 draw in Thursday's Copa del Rey game in Valladolid.

Madrid, currently seven points behind league leaders Barcelona, will go into the game with the advantage of knowing the result of Barca's game against Real Sociedad, which will be played earlier in the day.

Whatever the outcome of Barca's match, Madrid will still be playing catch-up, although they could be in the position to close the gap to just four points.


Transfer rumours
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As expected, Real Madrid were active in the winter transfer market this week for the first time in several seasons, the unsettled Morientes making his move to Liverpool and Portillo being recalled from his loan at Fiorentina to replace him. And only hours afterwards they finally agreed terms with the man the Spanish press are calling "the Ogre" or "Shrek", Everton's Thomas Gravesen, who is expected to give them the fighting spirit they have been lacking in midfield since Makelele left. Their number one rivals Barcelona have still not made their move though, with their latest target Iaquinta proving a difficult fish to land as Udinese upped the asking price to €12 million. John Carew is still an alternative though for the striker's spot, and there is talk once again of Edgar Davids returning as the other options for a defensive midfielder fall through.

For those with Gol TV
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Tomorrow:

11am ET Osasuna vs Valencia &
3pm ET Real Madrid vs Zaragoza

both games are LIVE on GolTV

We need GolTV on VOOM.

Originally Posted by Sean Mota

We need GolTV on VOOM.

I agree! Hope it looks better than Fox Sports World, though! It hurts watching soccer in SD, especially converted from PAL to NTSC...

La Liga Report starts in a few seconds! Don't miss it!

It's on! Featuring an interview with Vicente Rodriguez (from Valencia).

Interesting fragment about different football tricks!

Afternoon, Sean, great music on the conclusion of La Liga-Gladiator music. Here we go

The live broadcast is on! Hello everyone! Welcome to our game-time chat!

Good afternoon everyone. Missed La Liga Report but made it on time for the game... A must win for Barca if they want to keep a good distance. Valencia and Osasuna game ended up in a tie 0-0 this morning.