La Liga

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Atletico Madrid were held to a 1-1 La Liga draw away to Sociedad at Anoeta on Sunday (local time). Julian Alvarez's early opener was canceled out by Luka Sucic's late screamer.

Atletico Madrid took an instant lead through Julian Alvarez before Luka Sucic scored the equaliser six minutes from time to share the spoils at Anoeta.

The 3-0 win at Mendizorroza has helped Barcelona to take their tally to 24 points from nine games, three clear of second-placed Real Madrid in the La Liga table.

Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in Europe. Real Sociedad lost 2-1 to Anderlecht in the Europa League, while Atletico Madrid suffered a 4-0 Champions League defeat versus Benfica.

Barcelona's newly signed goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will not make his debut against Deportivo Alaves on Sunday (October 6). The 34-year-old will only be available for selection after the international break, manager Hansi Flick said on Saturday.

Dani Carvajal suffered a horror knee injury in Saturday's 2-0 La Liga-win against Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu. The Spaniard was stretchered off the pitch after a collision with Yeremy Pino in the final stages of the game.

Julian Alvarez's 90th-minute effort separated the two sides at Balaidos and helped Atletico Madrid secure their fourth La Liga-win of the season.

Wojciech Szczesny will come out of retirement and join Barcelona as a replacement for first choice goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who sustained a serious knee injury at the weekend as is likely to be sidelined for around eight months.

Ter Stegensuffered a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee during Barcelona's 5-1 La Liga-win away to Villarreal on Sunday.