UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 13, 2025
Real Sociedad WLLDL 1
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Manchester United DWLDD 4
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RSO101
MAN134
2nd Leg - Manchester United advance 5-2 on aggregate · Old Trafford · 73,189 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Fernandes hat trick fires Man United to Europa League quarterfinals

Bruno Fernandes netted a hat trick as Manchester United eased to a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad to reach the Europa League quarterfinals.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
7
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
2
40.1
Possession
59.9
8
SHOTS
25
3
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
2
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
245
Accurate Passes
397
325
Passes
475
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
53
13
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
21
30
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 4Matthijs de LigtCD
  3. 26Ayden HeavenCD-L
  4. 3Noussair MazraouiCD-R
  5. 8Bruno FernandesCM-L
  6. 18CasemiroCM-R
  7. 13Patrick DorguLM
  8. 20Diogo DalotRM
  9. 9Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 11Joshua ZirkzeeCF-L
  11. 17Alejandro GarnachoCF-R

RSO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Álex RemiroG
  2. 21Nayef AguerdCD-L
  3. 5Igor ZubeldiaCD-R
  4. 3Aihen MuñozLB
  5. 6Aritz ElustondoRB
  6. 4Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 28Pablo MarínLM
  8. 23Brais MéndezRM
  9. 10Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 11Sheraldo BeckerLF
  11. 14Takefusa KuboRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 10' Goal! Manchester United 0, Real Sociedad 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 14' Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 16' Goal! Manchester United 1, Real Sociedad 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 39' Pablo Marín (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 50' Goal! Manchester United 2, Real Sociedad 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 51' Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 55' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Barrenetxea replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  9. 56' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Aramburu replaces Igor Zubeldia.
  10. 56' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Pablo Marín.
  11. 63' Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad) is shown the red card.
  12. 64' Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 69' Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 74' Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 76' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Orri Óskarsson replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  16. 79' Substitution, Manchester United. Toby Collyer replaces Casemiro.
  17. 80' Substitution, Real Sociedad. Hamari Traoré replaces Aritz Elustondo.
  18. 87' Goal! Manchester United 3, Real Sociedad 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho following a fast break.
  19. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Joshua Zirkzee.
  20. 89' Nayef Aguerd (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Goal! Manchester United 4, Real Sociedad 1. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
  22. 90'+4' Toby Collyer (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Europa League News

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