UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 6, 2025
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1st Leg · Estadio Municipal de Anoeta · 34,391 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Man United frustrated in 1st-leg draw at Real Sociedad

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
45.1
Possession
54.9
13
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
291
Accurate Passes
369
373
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
46
25
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
5
Interceptions
13
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RSO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Álex RemiroG
  2. 21Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 5Igor ZubeldiaCD-R
  4. 3Aihen MuñozLB
  5. 6Aritz ElustondoRB
  6. 22Beñat TurrientesCM
  7. 24Luka SucicLM
  8. 23Brais MéndezRM
  9. 10Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 7Ander BarrenetxeaLF
  11. 14Takefusa KuboRF

MAN · 3-4-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 4Matthijs de LigtCD
  3. 3Noussair MazraouiCD-L
  4. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  5. 18CasemiroCM-L
  6. 8Bruno FernandesCM-R
  7. 13Patrick DorguLM
  8. 20Diogo DalotRM
  9. 9Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 11Joshua ZirkzeeCF-L
  11. 17Alejandro GarnachoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 49' Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 56' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 57' Goal! Real Sociedad 0, Manchester United 1. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
  4. 63' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Aramburu replaces Aritz Elustondo.
  5. 63' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Orri Óskarsson replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
  6. 63' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Pablo Marín replaces Beñat Turrientes.
  7. 70' Goal! Real Sociedad 1, Manchester United 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 78' Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  9. 81' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Sheraldo Becker replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  10. 88' Substitution, Manchester United. Toby Collyer replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
  11. 88' Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Leny Yoro.
  12. 88' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Olasagasti replaces Luka Sucic.

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.