Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the La Liga fixture between Barcelona and Real Sociedad. We'll bring you all the action as it happens at the Camp Nou. Kick off is at 20:00 BST.
La Liga / Matchday 1
Spotify Camp Nou / 15.08.2021
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- G. Piqué(19')
- M. Braithwaite(45+2', 59')
- S. Roberto(90+1')
- J. Lobete(82')
- M. Oyarzabal(85')
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Updated 15/08/2021 at 20:54 GMT+1
10'
MESSI, MESSI, MESSI! Minute 10 in the match and the supporters around the Camp Nou chant the name of Messi. They still aren't over the departure of the superstar!
9'
Just wide! Not far away from being the opener for Barcelona with Griezmann hooking a volley towards goal from an Alba cross into the middle, but the ball flashes wide of the post!
7'
PICTURE: Memphis looks in the mood!
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6'
Of course, this is a Messi-less Barcelona team. The Argentine was forced to leave the Camp Nou only last week due to the financial issues currently being suffered by Barca.
5'
4'
Griezmann shoots over! It's been a positive start by Barcelona who are already on the front foot. This time it's Griezmann who takes on the strike, but the ball flashes over the bar!
3'
An early chance! Braithwaite is played into the channel, the Danish forward has the beating of his man and gets the shot away early, but Remiro makes the save low down!
2'
What sort of match will we get this evening? It’s been an eventful summer for Barcelona, but the start of the new season is a chance for the Catalans to put all that behind them.
1'
The match is under way! It's Barcelona against Real Sociedad in this La Liga fixture!
18:59
Okay, here we go. We are about to get under way at the Camp Nou. Kick off is coming up shortly!
18:58
18:57
The two teams are in the tunnel at the Camp Nou about to walk out on to the hallowed turf!
18:56
18:55
Not long until kick off at the Camp Nou. Fans are back inside this famous, old stadium for the first time in a year-and-a-half, but not all of them are happy to be back given what has unfolded this summer!
18:50
18:45
I'm Graham Ruthven and you can catch me on Twitter ahead of the match to let me know your thoughts. How will Barcelona cope after the departure of Lionel Messi? Tweet me - @grahamruthven!
18:40
TEAM NEWS: Barcelona - Neto, Dest, Garcia, Pique, Alba, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Memphis, Braithwaite, Griezmann. Real Sociedad - Remiro, Munoz, Le Normand, Elustondo, Zaldua, Zubimendi, Merino, Portu, Silva, Januzaj, Oyarzabal.
18:35