Man United vs Real Sociedad 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

Manchester United

FT
0 - 1

Real Sociedad

59': Brais Méndez (P)

Manchester United beaten by Real Sociedad in Europa League opener

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Manchester United got off to a losing start in the Europa League as Real Sociedad held on for a 1-0 win in Group E action at Old Trafford.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Real Sociedad 0.
45': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Alexander Sørloth replaces Umar Sadiq.
45': Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Christian Eriksen.
45': Substitution, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez replaces Diogo Dalot.
57': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
59': Goal! Manchester United 0, Real Sociedad 1. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
60': David Silva (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Momo Cho replaces David Silva.
70': Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Antony.
71': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Anthony Elanga.
78': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Ander Barrenetxea replaces Takefusa Kubo.
83': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Manchester United. Charlie McNeill replaces Tyrell Malacia.
84': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Brais Méndez.
84': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Álex Sola replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
89': Beñat Turrientes (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,310

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+10	Liverpool	6	12	2
-1	Toulouse	6	11	1
-3	Union St.-Gilloise	6	8	2
-6	LASK Linz	6	3	5

Full Table

Statistics

RSO		MAN
16	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
44.9	Possession	55.1
7	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	419
407	Passes	498
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.5
59	Long Balls	52
29	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	7
8	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
20	Interceptions	8
14	Effective Clearances	6
14	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David de Gea (GK)
2	Victor Lindelöf
5	Harry Maguire
12	Tyrell Malacia
20	Diogo Dalot
17	Fred
14	Christian Eriksen
18	Casemiro
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
36	Anthony Elanga
21	Antony

Substitutes:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lisandro Martínez, Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay, Martin Dúbravka, Tom Heaton, Raphaël Varane, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Charlie McNeill, Tyler Fredricson, Zidane Iqbal.

Real Sociedad (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Álex Remiro (GK)
20	Jon Pacheco
6	Aritz Elustondo
3	Martín Zubimendi
12	Aihen Muñoz
18	Andoni Gorosabel
21	David Silva
8	Mikel Merino
14	Takefusa Kubo
23	Brais Méndez
25	Umar Sadiq

Substitutes:

Igor Zubeldia, Ander Barrenetxea, Ander Guevara, Robert Navarro, Asier Illarramendi, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Álex Sola, Alexander Sørloth, Jon Karrikaburu, Urko Gonzalez, Beñat Turrientes, Andoni Zubiaurre.