Actual Sociedad have boosted their hopes of sealing European qualification with a return to successful methods in La Liga.
La Actual cruised to a well timed 3-0 residence win over relegation battling Leganes in San Sebastian to maneuver up eighth place within the home rankings.
Victory over Leganes eased some rising strain, coming as simply their second league victory within the final six video games, as Imanol Alguacil appears to be like to hit kind on the excellent level of the marketing campaign.
It additionally comes at a really perfect level, forward of an important week of motion, as they host Actual Madrid in a midweek Copa del Rey semi closing first leg, earlier than heading off to Barcelona in league motion on March 2.
Alguacil has already been dealt a setback for the Actual Madrid recreation with defender Nayef Auerd dominated out after being pressured off injured in opposition to Leganes.
The Morocco worldwide will endure checks within the coming days however he’s additionally a doubt to face Barcelona subsequent weekend primarily based on preliminary assessments.
One key participant who will certainly miss out in opposition to La Blaugrana is winger Takefusa Kubo who picked up his fifth league reserving of the season in opposition to Leganes.
Nonetheless, the ban doesn’t apply to Copa del Rey video games so he shall be accessible in opposition to Actual Madrid as a slight level of consolation for Alguacil.
Japan worldwide Kubo has been key for Actual Sociedad but once more this season and the 23-year-old winger additionally netted his fifth league purpose of the marketing campaign in opposition to Leganes.
His finest ever complete got here in 2022/23, with 9 league objectives, and he can higher that within the closing weeks of the marketing campaign.
Alguacil has choices to cowl for Kubo’s absence with Ander Barrenetxea the favorite to return into the beginning XI in Catalonia.
Membership captain Mikel Oyarzabal could possibly be prepared to begin each incoming video games after beginning on the bench this weekend.