Burnley's pre-season has been an unbeaten one with four wins against Stade Nyonaisse, Bradford City, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers with a draw at Morecambe, but now we are back home for the final friendly against Real
Sociedad who themselves have been unbeaten in pre-season.
The club sit just six points off of Real
Sociedad who occupy 6th place and the Europa League qualification spot.
Even Real Madrid have lost to Real
Sociedad who languish in 12th in la Liga.
Should the Catalan giants avoid defeat this weekend, they will break a record that has stood since 1980, set by Real
Sociedad who went 38 consecutive league games unbeaten.
Not exact matches
Manchester United and Real
Sociedad are also meant to be interested in the 22 - year - old,
who has scored ten goals in 33 Premier League appearances this season.
England hopeful Ings is believed to be in Spain this week, discussing a potential move to Real
Sociedad, while Liverpool are thought to be at the front of the queue to sign Milner,
who is desperate for more first - team football.
According to The Sun, it comes down to three defensive targets in Southampton's Virgil van Dijk
who was valued at # 70m by the Saints this past summer, Jonny Evans
who was handed a # 30m price - tag by West Bromwich Albion and Real
Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez,
who has a # 29m release clause in his contract, all as per the report.
Also, while Real warmed up for their semi-final second leg with a victory over Real
Sociedad on Saturday, City —
who played a day later — suffered a worrying 4 - 2 defeat against Southampton.
we've faced teams
who park the bus a lot of times and still Weber has not found an answer or a plan B on how to break down such teams.I'll site Barcelona vs Real
Sociedad last weekend, Barca found a way to infiltrate a stubborn
Sociedad team.
«It's an honour that a team like Real
Sociedad want me, but I'm not the one
who deals with these issues.
This is good news for everybody except Real
Sociedad's defenders, but particularly good news for SB Nation Soccer writers
who bought tickets to see him a couple of months ago, only for him to do what he almost never does: pick up an injury.
The pair join Liverpool and Real
Sociedad,
who have both been linked to making pre-contract offers to the 22 - year - old.
Martinez,
who made 34 appearances in the league last season for
Sociedad, signed a new contract with the club in April last year, with the La Liga side unwilling to raise his # 26M release clause, as per the Sun.
While on trial with Montepellier as a youngster, Antoine Griezmann was spotted by Real
Sociedad scouts
who invited him for a trial in Spain.
The 52 - year - old's reputation is in tatters after his failed spell at Manchester United, and an experiment gone wrong at Real
Sociedad, but this is the same man
who worked wonders at Everton for a decade.
The 14 goals scorer of the season Neymar will lead attacking side with Real
Sociedad's striker Imanol Agirretxe,
who scored 12 goals of the season.
Real
Sociedad are also interested in the midfielder,
who has not nailed down a regular first team spot since he was dropped by manager Mauricio Pochettino in late October, following a run of bad form.
It seems Spain after all these years now finally have their own answer to the long - range heroics of David Beckham in the form of novice Real
Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez,
who has already netted two stunning long - range goals from the half way line this season against both Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis respectively.
Real
Sociedad striker Willian Jose has emerged as a summer transfer target for Everton manager Ronald Koeman,
who is reportedly preparing for life without Romelu Lukaku next season.
A 0 - 0 draw ensued however, Carlos Vela drilled a cross into the six yard area for Hervais,
who was alone, to tap the ball in, giving
Sociedad the lead late on.
Real are believed to have cooled their interest in Kondogbia as they pursue a deal in Real
Sociedad's Asier Illarramendi,
who has been mentioned as a possible target.
Arsenal are weighing up a move to exercise their # 4m buy - back clause for former forward Carlos Vela,
who is now with Real
Sociedad.
Alongside Mandzukic will be Antoine Griezmann, a long - time La Liga Blog favourite
who flourished for Real
Sociedad last season, and will continue his upward trajectory at the Vicente Calderon.
Of course all will be made redundant should Deportivo win their game at the Riazor against Real
Sociedad,
who themselves require a win to try and finish in 4th and secure Champions League football next season.
Valdes, Carles Puyol, Pedro and David Villa were among those
who didn't feature at all for Barcelona away at Real
Sociedad, though Sergio Busquets and Dani Alves were both introduced in the second period.
However Moyes,
who enjoyed a successful first season in charge at Real
Sociedad as he guided them to a respectable 12th - placed finish, revealed exclusively to Sky Sports that he is a big fan of the player and tried to bring him to Old Trafford during his ill - fated short stay at Manchester United.
Then there's Real
Sociedad,
who were struggling and signed just one player — Mexico international defender Hector Moreno — and because they had to.
Sociedad need to strengthen no matter
who departs, but replacing Griezmann and possibly Vela will take them away from European contention you would think.
Real
Sociedad: A handful of clubs might feel concerned about their winter window, such as Deportivo,
who desperately needed improvements that haven't really arrived, and Las Palmas, Levante and Malaga, whose satisfaction at signing seven might be tempered by doubts about how to integrate them all.
Griezmann,
who turned 22 on Thursday, is reportedly being chased by Tottenham, Arsenal and Barcelona thanks largely to a number of brilliant performances which, coinciding with
Sociedad's good form, has taken them up to fourth in the league.
Barcelona have reportedly entered the race to signal Real
Sociedad defender Alvaro Odriozola,
who can also be a goal for Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid
Griezmann is a 23 year old left winger
who plays as part of the front three for
Sociedad.
Real
Sociedad are also said to be interested in Januzaj,
who made 11 appearances for the Red Devils this term.
If Barça are able to confirm their status as favorites and get the three points, they'll put immense pressure on title rivals Real Madrid
who have one of their toughest assignments of the season away to Real
Sociedad, the only other team in La Liga with a perfect record so far.
This is perhaps partly because he plays for Real
Sociedad,
who are only really known to the causal football fan as the team David Moyes went to manage and had a shocker, and because his surname is a bit of a mouthful!
According to The Mirror, Real
Sociedad forward Willian Jose,
who is believed to be valued at around # 27m by the Spanish outfit, is among those being considered by Dutch tactician Koeman.
It is thought City reserve the right to purchase the player,
who has spent the last two seasons on loan in the Basque Country, from Real
Sociedad in the future.