Yes, Messi is out. But I think that Barcelona should win here.

Barcelona had a good preseason, it looks like Depay and Griezmann have great chemistry. For this match I’m expecting a good performance by them for several reasons:

First match at home with fans back at the stadium (22.000 fans allowed) in the first match without Messi. This is the start of a new era and players should give their best to show fans that the team is still competitive and have chances to win titles without Messi.

And the truth is that the squad is good enough to be one of the main favorites to win the title.

Real Sociedad have a good squad (almost the same as last season) but they are a very irregular team. Their defence is so weak and for this match they will miss two key players: striker Isak and defender Monreal. Also other important players like Oyarzabal, Merino and Zubimendi just arrived yesterday for training (they were in the Olympic Games) so aren’t at 100% prepared for this match.

Real Sociedad will continue playing as they know: offensive and trying to get possession. This is perfect for Barcelona as they will find spaces for their talented attacking players, like I see Real Sociedad with a weak attack due to the absence of Isak and his replacement William Jose.

Guests will try to make a high pressure, but Barcelona is probably the best team who knows how to avoid it and create counters.

Match will be open with chances for both. When this happens, the team with more quality is the one who usually wins, and here undoubtedly Barcelona has much more quality. Last season Barcelona won 1:6 and 2:1. I’m expecting goals from both sides here but a home win will be the final result in my opinion.

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是的，梅西出局了。但我认为巴塞罗那应该赢。

巴塞罗那在季前赛中表现很好，看起来德佩和格里兹曼有很好的化学反应。在这场比赛中，我期待他们表现出色，原因如下:

在没有梅西的第一场比赛中，主场球迷回到了体育场(允许22000名球迷)。这是一个新时代的开始，球员们应该尽最大努力向球迷们展示，球队仍然有竞争力，没有梅西也有机会赢得冠军。

而事实是，这支球队足够优秀，足以成为夺冠的主要热门之一。

皇家社会拥有一支很好的阵容(几乎和上赛季一样)，但他们是一支非常不稳定的球队。他们的防守太弱了，在这场比赛中他们将失去两名关键球员:前锋伊萨克和后卫蒙雷亚尔。还有其他重要的球员，比如奥雅扎巴尔、美利诺和祖宾门迪昨天才来训练(他们是参加奥运会的)，所以他们没有为这场比赛做好100%的准备。

皇家社会将继续他们所知道的比赛:进攻和控球。这对巴塞罗那来说是完美的，因为他们将为他们的天才进攻球员找到空间，就像我看到的皇家社会由于伊萨克和他的替代者威廉·何塞的缺阵，攻击力很弱。

客队会试图施加压力，但巴塞罗那可能是最好的球队，他们知道如何避免压力和创造反击。

比赛将是开放的，双方都有机会。当这种情况发生时，实力更强的球队通常会赢，而巴塞罗那无疑更有实力。上个赛季巴萨以1:6和2:1获胜。我希望双方都能进球，但在我看来，主场胜利才是最终结果。