Manchester United will reach the quarter -finals of the Europa League if you can overcome Real Sociedad in the second leg of your last 16 draw.
The first encounter between the pages ended 1: 1 after Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty Joshua Zirkzeee refused to win the winner in San Sebastian, with the Red Devils being leading to the all decisive return.
United was able to secure a highly competitive Premier League tarting with Arsenal when they prepared for the visit of La Real with Old Trafford -which will soon be usurpated by a new arena of 100,000 seats -which will have to rise again on Thursday evening.
Imanol Alguacil’s team had another overwhelming evening on Sunday when they were narrowly hit Seville on home, which means that they only won two of their last seven games in all competitions.
Since you pulled your last three games in 90 minutes, United could be a long night. The Ruben Amorim team will automatically progress with the victory, but must be extended, and potential punishments if the match ends the entire square.
Here is 90 minutes Preview of the game.
Man UTD against Real Sociedad Kopf-A-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Man utd | Real sociedad |
|---|---|
Man UTD 1-1 Arsenal – 09/03/25 | Real Sociedad 0-1 Sevilla – 09/03/25 |
Real Sociedad 1-1 Man UTD – 06/03/25 | Real Sociedad 1-1 Man UTD – 06/03/25 |
Man UTD 1-1 (3-4p) Fulham-02/03/25 | Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad – 02/03/25 |
Man UTD 3-2 IPSWICH – 26/02/25 | Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid – 26/02/25 |
Everton 2-2 Man UTD – 22/02/25 | Real Sociedad 3-0 Leganes – 23/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, Discovery+, Discovery+ App |
United States | Paramount+, Tudn.com, Univision Now, Tudn App, VIX, TUDN USA, Unimas |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
United was moved to another fitness on Sunday when Leny Yoro was withdrawn with a foot injury at halftime. The French central defender will be absent for the game on Thursday and the upcoming league game with Leicester City.
Mason Mount and Manuel Ugarte are both back in training, although the collision with La Real comes too early for the former. According to Amorim, the latter is named in the matchday squad.
The United leader has also announced that Harry Maguire will be out again on Thursday with an injury, but could celebrate a comeback against the former employer Leicester at the weekend.
Lisandro Martinez, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw are other defenders, with the goalkeepers of Backup, Altay Bayindir, and Tom Heaton injured. Kobbie Mainoo and Amad Diallo are missing further forward.
The UTD predicted the line-up against Real Sociedad (3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, de Ligt, Lindelof; Dalot, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu; Circle, Hojlund, Garnacho.
Real Sociedad will be again without the services of Jon Pacheco, while the duo of Luka Sucic and Jon Aramburu are great doubts. The former showed up in the first leg, but missed the defeat against Seville at the weekend, while the latter was withdrawn due to a foot injury on Sunday.
Alvaro Odriozola and Arsen Zakharyan have been missing against Leganes since La Real’s recent victory in February, but both could be seen on Thursday evening as part of the squad.
Martin Zubimendi was a remarkable absence for the first leg of the last week, but celebrated his comeback against Seville and will start in Old Trafford.
Real Sociedad said a selection against Mann UTD (4-1-4-1).: Remiro; Traore, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz; Zubimendi; Kubo, Turrents, Mendez, Gomez; Oyarzabal.
United offered signs of encouragement on Sunday in the second half, but was still dependent on some Bruno Fernandes magic to get the scoreshet. The Portuguese will prove essential for the progress of the Red Devils.
La Real are disappointing and have lost five of their last six away games in all competitions, which is good for Amorim’s men. It is unlikely that it will be a thriller or classic on Thursday, but United could cross thanks to its individual quality.