FCB v R.Sociedad: Did you know...

Barça's winning run against the Basque side goes back to 1995, when the teams drew 1-1

10:00PM Monday 23 Sep (GMT)

First Team

23 Sep 13

- Today is also the 56th anniversary of the Camp Nou.

- Real Sociedad have lost on their last 15 visits to the FCB ground

- Last season’s game ended in 5-1 victory for the Catalans.

- Real have not won at the Camp Nou since 1990/91, when they beat the Dream Team, 3-1, who fielded a weakened team after already securing the title.

- From 2007 to 2010, Real went three season without playing Barça because they were in the second division.

- The all-time balance in this fixture is 49 wins for Barça, 16 draws and 18 wins for Real Sociedad.

- Barça are looking to start their season with 6 straight wins, something they have only done five times before.

- The previous managers to achieve the feat have been Bellamy (29/30), Cruyff (90/91), Van Gaal (97/98), Guardiola (09/10) and Vilanova (12/13).