19' Barcelona win a free-kick after Pedri is fouled, but it is too far out for a shot. Depay will look to pick out a teammate with a cross!
16' The visitors have managed to stop the flow of attacks from Barcelona, but they are yet to trouble Neto in goal, but there is still plenty of time for that.
14' Sociedad are living dangerously at the moment and need to try and get a foothold in the game.
13' OFF THE BAR!!! Griezmann goes close to scoring for a second time tonight as he hits the crossbar with a header. The striker, playing against his former club, found space at the near post but failed to keep his effort under the frame of the goal.
12' Another corner to come for the home side...
10' WIDE!!! Barca go close to opening the scoring after taking a short corner. Depay's played the ball quickly to Alba, who then picked out Griezmann in the penalty area. The forward tried to find the bottom corner on the half-volley, only to fire wide!
8' Pedri's never-ending campaign continues tonight, and the Spain international may be wondering when his next day off will be. He has been busy again inside the first few minutes, trying to bring Depay into the game through the middle of the park.
5' So far, so good from the home side. Koeman's team look confident in possession, but Sociedad are not giving them too much space in midfield
3' Now Griezmann tries his luck from the edge of the box, but the Frenchman can only blaze his ball over the crossbar. They mean business, at least!
2' CHANCE!!! A lively start from the home side as Braithwaite races onto a throughball, but he can only blast his shot straight at Remiro.
1' We are underway at the Camp Nou!
The two teams are on the field of play, and we are moments away from kick-off.
Barca are unbeaten in their previous ten league matches against Sociedad, last losing at Reale Arena in April 2016.
Depay will lead the line for Barca in his first competitive start since his summer move, while it will be Griezmann and Braithwaite's job to provide him with crosses from wide positions. Both of Sociedad's new signings, Diego Rico and Mathew Ryan, are not even named on the bench, meaning there's a familiar look to Alguacil's team.
SUBS: Benat Turrientes, Andoni Gorosabel, Ander Guevara, Julen Lobete, Asier Illarramendi, Roberto Navarro, Jon Bautista, Gaizka Ayesa, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Ander Barrenetxea.
REAL SOCIEDAD STARTING XI (4-4-2): Alex Remiro; Joseba Zaldua, Artiz Elustondo, Robin Le Normand, Aihen Munoz; Portu, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Adnan Januzaj; David Silva, Mikel Oyarzabal.
SUBS: Riqui Puig, Pablo Gaviria, Rey Manaj, Alejandro Balde, Arnau Tenas, Emerson, Sergi Roberto, Inaki Pena, Ronald Araujo, Nicolas Gonzalez, Yusuf Demir, Clement Lenglet.
BARCELONA STARTING XI (4-3-3): Neto; Sergino Dest, Eric Garcia, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay, Martin Braithwaite.
After a turbulent few weeks, Barcelona will be just desperate to focus on matters on the pitch and tonight's battle will be far from straightforward. Imanol Alguacil's outfit picked up 17 wins last season, and they will hope to build on that after retaining their best talent throughout the summer.
While the dust may have settled on Messi's exit from Barcelona, it will still be weird to see the Spanish giants play without him. Koeman's side have relied on him heavily in recent years, and the Dutchman will need the rest of his squad to step up and deliver the goods.
Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the La Liga meeting between Barcelona and Real Sociedad. Ronald Koeman's side finished third last season, with Sociedad just two places behind them. However, as we all know, they no longer have Lionel Messi in their ranks, and they will look to start a new chapter with three points.
