Real Sociedad are widely known as the txuri-urdin. The Basque term reflects the club’s blue and white identity, seen in the vertical stripes of their traditional home shirt. According to AS, txuri means white and urdin means blue in Basque, the official language in the Basque Country. The nickname now applies to the team and their supporters.

Real Madrid’s preparations for the upcoming clash against Real Sociedad have hit a minor hurdle following the second training session of the week. The most notable development from Valdebebas is

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Sociedad and Elche, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.