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.