Historically, Barcelona are the most celebrated Copa del Rey team in all of Spain with 28 titles to their name, and the Blaugrana are also the most successful in terms of recent silverware, winning four of the last eight.
In fact, the Catalan giants have made at least the semi-finals of the cup competition in six straight seasons and hope to make it seven come Thursday night.
A Neymar penalty in the first leg gives Barcelona the advantage, and having the return leg at home at the Camp Nou and not at their bogey ground Estadio Anoeta is yet another reason to keep the Catalans content.
Real Sociedad coach Eusebio Sacristan is expected to play the exact same XI as during the first leg, and the Basque side are in good form, having won five of their last seven contests.
Mikel Oyarzabal, Asier Illaramendi and Xabi Prieto have all been rested in the league over the weekend and will be looking to put that extra rest to good use to overcome a one goal deficit at the Camp Nou.
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