UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 17, 2026
AFC Bournemouth LDDWD 2
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Real Sociedad LWDWL 1
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Reale Arena · 30,020 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Bournemouth make statement in European debut

First-half goals by Justin Kluivert and Rayan helped Bournemouth start their maiden European campaign with a memorable 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
1
38.3
Possession
61.7
11
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
490
368
Passes
584
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
27
0.4
Cross %
0.1
61
Long Balls
46
27
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
7
30
Effective Clearances
14
30
Clearances
14

Head to Head

RSO leads series 1-0

Lineups

RSO · 5-4-1

  1. 13Unai MarreroG
  2. 6Jon MartínCD
  3. 19Mamadou SarrCD-L
  4. 34Luken BeitiaCD-R
  5. 17Sergio GómezLB
  6. 22Héctor FortRB
  7. 21Yangel HerreraCM-L
  8. 8Beñat TurrientesCM-R
  9. 7Ander BarrenetxeaLM
  10. 10Mikel OyarzabalRM
  11. 9Orri ÓskarssonF

BOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 14António SilvaCD-L
  3. 5James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 8Alex ScottCM-L
  7. 12Tyler AdamsCM-R
  8. 16Marcus TavernierLM
  9. 37RayanRM
  10. 9EvanilsonCF-L
  11. 19Justin KluivertCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Bournemouth 1. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 13'
  3. 13'
  4. 20' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Bournemouth 2. Rayan (Bournemouth) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Scott.
  5. 24' Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 33' Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 42' Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Héctor Fort.
  9. 52' Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 57' Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Bournemouth 2. Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luken Beitia.
  11. 58' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Gorrotxategi replaces Beñat Turrientes.
  12. 63' Substitution, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité replaces Adam Smith.
  13. 63' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Tyler Adams.
  14. 69' Bafodé Diakité (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 71' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
  16. 71' Substitution, Bournemouth. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Evanilson.
  17. 73' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Luka Sucic replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  18. 75' Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 83' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Justin Kluivert.
  20. 83' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  21. 84' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Yangel Herrera.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.