Real society the star of the midfield will be missed Martin Zubimendi for his Monday night The league trip to Barcelona.
Real are fighting for UEFA Europa League qualification, via the top six, in the race, with Barcelona already over the line in the Champions League.
As part of their build-up to face Barcelona, the Basque team have received mixed news on the injury front, with Zubimendi ruled out.
The Spain international missed last weekend's 2-0 league win The Palms and will not be risked despite returning to training earlier this week.
With Euro 2024 on the horizon, La Real will be under pressure to manage Zubimendi's playing time in the final weeks of the campaign, with four league games to play.
Real Sociedad fans will also be worried that they have already seen the last of Zubimendi in San Sebastian with huge transfer interest in him driven by long-standing links with Premier League giants Arsenal.
