Atletico Madrid had recorded a convincing 2-0 win over former champions Barcelona the last match-day in the league.
As always, Diego Simeone’s men have placed themselves as one of the favorites to go after the title, and as expected, their defense has once against been spectacular.
Going on, they have lost just thrice at this venue since December of 2020, and two of these losses had come in the Champions League – against Liverpool, and Chelsea.
Moreover, they had kept clean sheets in seven of their former twelve appearances, and they will be particular to keep one this weekend, since a spot at the top is on offer.
On the other hand, Sociedad have been on fire lately. They registered a 1-0 win at home against Mallorca, and are on a long 11-game unbeaten streak. And through this stretch, they had kept seven clean sheets.
As things stand, both teams have built quite some momentum in the league, and will be careful to not throw it away.
Moreover, with Real Madrid taking on Barcelona this same game week, the victor of this upcoming encounter might have the chance to take the top-most spot for themselves.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

马竞在联赛最后一个比赛日以2-0完胜前冠军巴塞罗那。
像往常一样，迭戈·西蒙尼的球队已经把自己列为夺冠热门之一，正如预期的那样，他们的防守曾经非常出色。
自2020年12月以来，他们在这个球场只输了三场，其中两场是在冠军联赛——对阵利物浦和切尔西。
此外，他们在过去的12场比赛中有7场保持不失球，而本周末他们将特别保持一场，因为他们已经有了一个冠军的位置。
另一方面，Sociedad最近很火。他们在主场1-0战胜了马洛卡，并取得了11场不败的战绩。在这段时间里，他们保持了七场不败。
照目前的情况来看，两支球队都在联盟中建立了相当大的势头，他们会小心地不要丢掉这种势头。
此外，随着皇家马德里在同一比赛周迎战巴塞罗那，这场即将到来的比赛的胜利者可能有机会为自己夺得冠军。