La Real said goodbye to the Europe
League with a dignified procedure. Could win, because Oyarzabal missed a penalty right from the start, but could also lose because at United they disallowed a goal in the second half. The clash in Old
TraffordIn any case, it was any case except what was dreamed of on the day of the draw and the Txuri Urdin said goodbye to Europe in a match that was more evenly matched, it was only because nothing was at stake after the 0-4 in the first leg.
La Real wasted the opportunity to generate any doubt that he asked Imanol to the first of change. Januzaj connected well with Gorosabel in depth and the side of Arrasate was run over by James inside the area but Oyarzabal he missed the penalty that would have put his team ahead in the 12th minute. It is the first penalty that the Eibar missed in the regulated time, after which he failed against Ter
Stegen in the Super Cup shootout. Until today he had scored 16 of 16 at stake.
The maximum penalty was the result of the unapologetic staging of the txuri urdin who, in the first quarter of an hour of the game, had to score at least one goal. Not only for the action from 11 meters, but immediately afterwards the own Oyarzabal put a precise death pass to Isak before which Lindelof he miraculously crossed at the far post when the Swede was about to push. Another candid shot from Guevara, above, from the front should have done more damage.
The United He put in another gear ready to minimize those damages and, above all, he advanced a little more his position in the field and took the ball from Real. It would not have been surprising, as a result of that improvement, somewhat local from the equator of the first act. Bruno
Fernandes He confirmed that theory by hitting the crossbar at 23 'a ball rejected from behind after a long pass to Fred that dribbled to Remiro on his way out but failed to kick. Twelve minutes later it was the Portuguese star who put a candy on James's head but Remiro repelled him well with his head.
That the second part was definitely going to be taken as an inventory was demonstrated by the coaches with their changes. Especially Imanol that he took out of the game Oyarzabal, Isak Y Gorosabel thinking about the Bernabéu. Solskjaer He also introduced several young people.The problem for the Real is that one of them was Rashford. The English international, in fact, needed little time to threaten since in 47 'he threw a free kick, like Cristiano Ronaldo, which brushed the left post of a Remiro who had not sensed the launch.
The competitive tension that was lacking during almost the entire match declined even more as the match progressed and the ten changes ended up turning the match into a procedure in which, yes, after Martial enjoyed a good long shot in the 66 'that Remiro deflected, the Real seemed to finish better. He prowled the area of the United, put some lateral center that Baptist, recovered by a miracle, he was not far from hunting but he always conveyed the difficulty he had in the tie to be able to harm the English.
Manchester United, 0: Henderson; Wan-Bissaka (Williams, d. 45), Bailly, Lindelof, Telles; Fred (Tuanzebe, d. 45), Matic, Greenwood (Shoretire, d. 75), Bruno Fernandes (Rashford, d. 45), James (Diallo, d. 59) and Martial.
Real Sociedad, 0: Remiro; Gorosabel (Barrenetxea, m. 45), Zubeldia, Sagnan, Aihen; Guevara (Guridi, m. 71), Zubimendi, Merino; Januzaj (Merquelanz, d. 65), Oyarzabal (Portu, d. 45) and Isak (Bautista, d. 45).
Goals: There was not.
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL). Yellow to Fred, Williams,
Stadium: Old Trafford (no spectators).