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5 Bold Predictions for Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona in La Liga Week 17

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Bold Predictions for Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona in La Liga Week 17

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Barcelona will travel to the San Sebastian after a two week winter break to kick off their 2015. Both sides are well-rested and will be eager to continue their season. Barcelona will have a lot of work to do if they want to catch Real Madrid this weekend.

5. Pressure on for Barcelona

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5. Pressure on for Barcelona

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Barcelona received a rejection for their appeal against FIFA on their transfer bans. The Catalans will want to stay focused and continue to win games to forget the fact that they cannot sign players for the next two transfer windows. Players may fear that they will slip down the soccer pecking order without the chance to inject new blood and might have their mind on things besides Real Sociedad.

4. David Moyes gets it right

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4. David Moyes gets it right

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Moyes was under heavy scrutiny and pressure at Manchester United. The former Everton boss will like to start getting his tactics right immediately. Moyes will try to exploit Barca’s weakness to try to get a result.

3. Carlos Vela scores

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3. Carlos Vela scores

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Vela is Real Sociedad’s best scorer in La Liga with six goals. The Mexican international has scored four of his six goals under Moyes. Barca need to keep an eye out for Vela.

2. Messi scores

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2. Messi scores

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Messi is eager to set the record straight in 2015 that he is the best soccer player in the world. It is impossible to keep the Argentine out of the goal when he is on fire. With 15 goals already to his name, Messi will undoubtedly score to keep the Barca ship afloat.

1. Barca Win

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1. Barca Win

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Moyes will get his tactics right, but stopping the likes of Messi, Neymar and Suarez is a task beyond Real Sociedad. Fans should expect a close game, but the score line will look to favor the Catalonians.

Yoshiki Matsunaga is a soccer writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter yoshikimat, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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