Real Sociedad aim to make amends for the Champions League defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk, but they will have to work hard to return to winning ways with Malaga arriving at Anoeta on the back of a 5-0 triumph over Rayo Vallecano.

Fourth-place finish in one of Europe’s strongest leagues and 4-0 aggregate triumph over very good Lyon side proved La Real fully deserve their place in the Champions League group stages, but it appears the lack of European experience is proving to be quite an issue.

Real Sociedad managed to outplay Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening group fixture, but eventually lost the game 2-0 after missing a number of clear-cut chances.

Jagoba Arrasate’s men thus learned the hard way that every single mistake can cost one dearly in such a strong competition.

Having also failed to win their last two league matches, La Real find themselves in a difficult situation, especially as their next opponents are brimming with confidence at the moment.

However, considering the amount of talent within the squad, Sociedad are rightly considered 2.00 (1/1) favourites with Coral to return to winning ways.

Summer signing Esteban Granero was extremely unlucky to tear his crucial ligament in midweek, meaning he is set for a six-month spell on the sidelines.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Bravo – Estrada, M. Gonzalez, I. Martinez, De La Bella – Prieto, Bergara, Pardo – Vela, Agirretxe, Griezmann.

After finding out that Malaga won’t be playing European football this term, a number of star players decided to leave La Rosaleda, but the difficult financial situation prevented the club from signing expensive replacements.

They were rather forced to search for bargain signings and while that has made the squad weaker, los Boquerones have made several excellent deals in the process.

Having spent the entire summer searching for a new centre forward, Malaga finally managed to bring Mounir El Hamdaoui, who played his first minutes in a 2-2 draw at Sevilla that ended team’s two-match losing run.

The Moroccan then largely impressed on his first start for the new side, scoring a hat-trick in a 5-0 triumph over Rayo Vallecano, leading to many comparing him to club icon Salva Ballesta.

Even if los Boquerones will be facing much tougher task this time out, you should know El Hamdaoui is 4.00 (3/1) with SkyBet to continue his scoring run.

Defender Weligton continues to miss out through injury, but Duda is set to return after missing the Rayo Vallecano match through suspension.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Caballero – Gamez, Sanchez, Angeleri, Antunes – Darder, Tissone – Morales, Portillo, Eliseu – El Hamdaoui.

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