Pique and Araujo partnership to return for Barça at Real Sociedad
The two defenders missed Monday's 1-0 loss to Cadiz
Xavi Hernandez could have his first-choice centre-back partnership back for Thursday's trip to Anoeta to face Real Sociedad, Ronald Araujo and Gerard Pique.
Araujo will be back after serving a one-game ban to boost Barça's hopes of sealing a Champions League spot, while Pique is training this week and will see how he feels.
Xavi has said Pique doesn't have an injury as such but has been playing with some "discomfort" for a while. Pique said on his Twitch stream on Monday that he hopes to feature in San Sebastian.
Pique has not played since coming off in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinal against Frankfurt, missing Barça's last three games.
The last time Pique and Araujo played together was in the 1-0 win over Sevilla when they kept a clean sheet and were at a good level.
They have played a similar amount this season. Pique has made 38 appearances and Araujo 37, with the Uruguayan occasionally playing at right-back.
In their absence, Eric Garcia and Clement Lenglet played against Cadiz as Barça lost 1-0.
