In Group E of the Europa League competition, the English club Manchester United suffered an unexpected defeat among their fans at Old Trafford against Real Sociedad with a score of 1: 0.
The first half was calm and there were few chances on both sides, where tactical performance and caution prevailed during the meeting, and the Red Devils tried to put a lot of pressure on the Basque team’s goal, but the tight and organized defense of the Sociedad players made it a difficult task for the opponent, and the conflict was more limited to midfield and in the absence of any efficiency. A small attack on the goal of the two teams, where the danger was reduced to some random attempts that did not threaten the goal. In the 36th minute, the referee called off Don Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal for offside, so the goalless draw continued to dominate the atmosphere of the half.
In the second half, the players of the two teams continued to press, and the coaches of the two teams tried to make quick adjustments to their ranks, trying to better strengthen the attacking force. In the 59th minute, the Basque team received a penalty, which Brice Mendez successfully scored, putting Spain ahead of the match, and then the United players tried to press. In an attempt to equalize, coach Eric Ten Hag made several attacking substitutions within his team in an attempt to capture the equalizing goal, but the Red Devils’ attempts were unsuccessful and the match ended in a 1-0 victory for Real Sociedad.
In the same group, the Moldovan club from Tiraspol beat the Cypriot Omonia with a score of 3:0.
In Group F, the Italian club Lazio scored a big victory over the Dutch Feyenoord with a score of 4:2, while the Austrian club Sturm Graz beat the Norwegian Mitjylland with a score of 1:0.
In Group G, the German club Freiburg beat the Azerbaijani Qarabag 2:1, and the French Nantes won the Greek Olympiacos 2:1.
In Group H, French club AS Monaco won a hard-fought 1-0 away win over Serbian Red Star, while Hungarian club Francivaros beat Turkish rivals Trabzonspor 3-2.
Source: El Iktisad