JAKARTA - Manchester United will travel to San Sebastian to face Real Sociedad in the 2024/2025 Europa League Friday, March 7, 2025, early morning WIB.
The first leg of the last 16 at the Reale Arena is becoming more important for Ruben Amorim's team because now is their only chance to win trophies this season.
Manchester United were eliminated from the FA Cup, losing their fifth round against Fulham on penalties, after the game ended 1-1.
Ruben Amorim's side have only won two of their last six games in all competitions, which have been the theme of their disappointing season so far - where the Europa League is an exception.
Manchester United is the only team unbeaten in this tournament. They finished third in the group stage.
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The Red Devils can double their hopes for a positive result, having won two of their three games in Anoeta.
Real Sociedad are familiar faces in the Europa League, with Manchester United recently beating them 1-0 in the group stage for the 2022/2023 season thanks to Alejandro Garnacho's winning goal which was made by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad entered this match after losing 0-1 and 0-4 to Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The match at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium was met by the incident of Aritz Elustondo being released in the 17th minute.
The remaining ten players failed to open a single shot into the net and conceded four goals.
Despite the disappointing results in La Liga, Imanol Alguacil's team reached the round of 16 thanks to a 7-3 aggregate win over FC Midtjylland in the knockout phase playoff.
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Player Composition Forecast
Real Sociedad: Alex Remiro; Javi Lopez, Igor Zubeldia, Aritz Elustondo, Jon Aramburu; Jon Olasagasti; Ander Barrenetxea, Brais Mendez, Pablo Marin, Takefusa Cuba; Mikel Oyarzabal
Manchester United: Andre Onana; Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro; Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte, Noussair Mazraoui; Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee Rasmus Hojlund
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