Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Real Sociedad

Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways in La Liga when they travel to Real Sociedad on Thursday.

The Catalan giants suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Cadiz at Camp Nou on Monday, which has left them in second position in the table, 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

Xavi's side are now level on points (60) with third-placed Sevilla and fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, with all three teams facing pressure from Real Betis in fifth position.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the team's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the fixture with Real Sociedad, who are currently sixth in the table.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Groin Possible return date: April 21 (vs. Real Sociedad)

Gerard Pique again did not feature against Cadiz on Monday due to a groin problem, but the centre-back has a chance of returning to the squad for this match.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: April 21 (vs. Real Sociedad)

Ansu Fati is back in training with Barcelona after recovering from a hamstring problem, and the Spain international has a slight chance of being named in the squad here.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: Unknown

Sergi Roberto underwent surgery on a thigh problem towards the end of last year, but the Spaniard is now back in first-team training and should be available over the next few weeks.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Foot Possible return date: Unknown

Samuel Umtiti has been out since undergoing an operation on the foot injury that he picked up in January; the Frenchman is now back in training but will not be available for this match.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Unknown

Pedri had to be substituted against Eintracht Frankfurt last week after suffering a hamstring problem, and there are fears that the midfielder could miss the remainder of the campaign.

Barcelona have no players suspended for this match.