Europa League | Naples 1-Real Sociedad 1: Willian José leads Real 'in extremis' to sixteenths

Willian José leads Real Sociedad to the round of 32 of the Europa League. A goal from the Brazilian striker in injury time, when everything seemed doomed to his unfair goodbye in Europe, serves to classify the San Sebastian team 'in extremis' for the next continental round. With all merit. Because once again Real could not have done more to score even though it was a goal. But he had to wait for the end, on the horn, when the tragedy was chewed. A goal that will be remembered for a long time. For the moment, the stage and the rival. La Real is still alive in Europe with all the justice in the world.

The party was already dying. It was in injury time. La Real had failed what can never be forgiven. And Naples had taken advantage of what it had had, cruelly penalizing the only defensive failure of the San Sebastian. And then Willian José appeared to shoot Ospina's goal. He hit it with all his strength, it was driven by all of Gipuzkoa, who could not believe how this Real who had played so well in the group stage was going to be out of Europe at the first change. Mikel Merino yields to Barrenetxea and the Donostiarra centers to the penalty spot, the Napoli defense fails to clear the ball that remains dead by voting for the Brazilian. This time he could not fail. Not again, please. And Willian José didn't think about it, he just hit the ball with such violence that he almost got Ospina into the goal and everything. A redeeming goal. Who now remembers his episode in the winter market when he wanted to go to Tottenham?

Football was fair with the merits of the Real. He had played an outstanding match on a giant stage, where others become small, the Real became big. He had everything against him, important casualties, the rival's extra motivation, and on top of that, a goal against at half an hour of play in the only shot between Naples' tees. A goal from Zielinski, yes. And while Portu fails almost empty door. Merino brushed the crossbar. Willian José did not arrive at a pass of the death. La Real left his soul to seek the Salvador draw.

In Croatia on top, AZ Alkmaar tied Rijeka's opening goal. Everything was against it. But the Real persevered and insisted. And he deserved to have some fortune. But you have to look for it. And Willian José appeared. When the party was dying, when forces were almost non-existent, when faith was scarce. The Brazilian went big and put Real in Monday's Europa League draw. Poetic justice for the team that has given the most play in the group stage. And the more you suffer, the better you know. La Real is still in Europe. As Second of the group. Then the Rijeka also went back to AZ. In the end everything returned to its being. But for most of the afternoon he was away. But until the end you have to believe. And now the dream lives on. Willian José is to blame.

Gattuso does not speak at the end of the game due to problems in one eye

Gennaro Gattuso, Naples coach, did not speak this thursday after the 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad with which his team and that of San Sebastián qualified for the round of 32 of the Europa League because of an eye problem. He was replaced by his collaborator Gigi Riccio, who reported that Gattuso sometimes suffers problems in one eye due to the tension he experiences during meetings, even though He explained that it is usually something of little consequence.

“The boys deserved to go round as the first group. We cannot fail attitude in matches. If we don't fail it, then individual quality emerges, “Riccio said at the end of the match on” Sky Sport “television. He also praised the Polish Piotr Zielinski, author of the goal of the momentary 1-0 for Naples, before the Brazilian Willian José equalized in 91 and delivered the round pass to Real Sociedad. “We are very happy to have him and we were hurt by having lost a month (due to the coronavirus),” he acknowledged in his brief appearance. EFE