Manchester United hosts Real Sociedad in the second leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, February 25th at Old Trafford (Manchester)
The Red Devils dropped into the Europa League after they managed to lose all their advantage in the Champions League, allowing PSG and RB Leipzig to take the first two places. And Manchester United immediately became one of the favorites in a less strong European Cup. Moreover, it immediately confirmed this with an easy victory over a seemingly not the simplest rival. Now Solskjaer can think only about the Premier League, where there is a struggle, if not for 1st but for 2nd place. And he may well field those who objectively do not have enough playing time this season. By the way, Henderson, Bailly, and James played in the first leg. They will remain, but Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, and Rashford should be given a rest.
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In February, Real Sociedad finally started showing good football in LaLiga. 4-0 with Alaves was the third victory in a row for the Basques. But haven’t they woken up too late? After all, Real Sociedad gained only one victory and suffered four defeats in 11 rounds before that. Yes, the club from San Sebastian takes fifth place and is not critically behind Barcelona and Sevilla. But they have one match in reserve, so it is hard to speak about the real struggle for fourth place (and most importantly, a ticket to the Champions League). Beyond that, Imanol Alguacil's charges lost in the Super Cup to their first opponent, Barcelona. And Betis knocked them out from the Copa del Rey a month ago. It seemed that Real Sociedad would fight in the Europa League, but the British simply destroyed their opponents last week (4-0).
Before the current confrontation, the clubs met only once. Remarkably, it happened just in the Champions League. In the 2013 group stage, Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford, and the game in Spain ended in a goalless draw. After 4-0 in the first leg, it's hard to talk about a real fight for the 1/8 finals. Therefore, the teams can just play for their pleasure. And we will believe that the game will please us with an abundance of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
