A report on a match and 3 conversations as the first legs of the hand red devils slight advantage
Manchester United will have a 90-minute shooting against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford next week to reach the quarterfinals of the European competition only for the second time since 2021.
On Thursday night, the Europa League last 16 ended for the first time in drawing 1-1 at La Real’s Anoet in San Sebastian, holding a tie level to the aggregate on the eve of the return node.
Joshua Zirkzee fired United in front of just a shy watch, before Penal Mikel Oyarzabal returned the Spanish side back to the tie.
How the game took place
The first half was not remembered in the least. The team is more merciless than Real Sociedad may have smelled of a metaphorical blood that penetrates its visitors, but they are not.
The host attacks, the disappearance of the midfielder Martin, Zubimandi, through injuries, did not ask the right questions and often kicked out by the time the ball approached United’s box. Ruben am, the very exhausted side was not so without a tooth, but it is not much better.
Alejandro Garnaco shot for 12 minutes was comfortably saved by Real goalkeeper Alex Remiro, who also collected a header from Diogo Dalota shortly before the break that was straight on him. Patrick Dorga also shot by shooting a missing belief after the initial counter slow down.
The real big moment of opening 45 minutes came to the final stages, and Bruno Fernandes saw what it looked like, should be a certain goal blocked on the line after Dalot’s low cross towards the criminal place. Zirkzee was accompanied by remiro incredibly saved him.
The second half was better immediately. Both sides produced improved moments within a few minutes of re-launching, and the Euro 2024 Final Matchwinner Oyarzabal only denied that he had turned a chance for the front station by Matthijs de Ligt. At the other end, Garccho shot the side net from a promising position before hitting another straight into Remiro.
Garcho did not allow him to miss him and were soon involved. Since the game was approaching the clock, he turned to the creator, drove toward the penalty area on the right, and delivered the edge of the box that Zirkzee hit the net for the first time.
But La Real returned. After Brais Mendez missed the goal, the angle brought a sentence for the hosts a few minutes later. It looked sharp, Fernandes was punished for handball as he jumped to win his head. The judge did not whistle in real time and just pointed out the place after he intervened. Oyarzabal waited a long time to take the blows, but he remained cold to turn.
The unhappy goal revived the homemade crowd and breathed energy to players on the field. In the last 15 minutes, Andre Onana had to be awake to push the speculative ride from Mendez around the corner. Replace Oskarsson Orri later spread a great opportunity, before the iceller was rejected by a large onan savings to keep 1-1.
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Only 18 players were appropriate enough – or fulfilling the conditions in the CHIDO OBI case – To travel to San Sebastian. With UEFA rules that allow 23 players on the team, in other words up to 12 replacements on the bench, United ran very lightly.
Of the seven players who did not start, two were goalkeepers of the Academy, two were teenagers, the other was Toby Collyer – and an inexperienced young man just from the injury. Victor Lindelof, a defender, was also among the submarine, leaving the old Christian Eriksen as the only way United coach could hope to insert any different attack on the team.
Rasmus H The days, which has only recently turned 22, has often taken over the criticism of criticism aimed at the lack of attackers.
But the guilt was disproportionate and unjust. This was completely visible during the middle of the first half when Diogo dalot ran into space down the right. Hojlund predicted what was happening and broke forward, in front of his marker, according to the criminal area. The goal would be at his mercy with a simple ball that overturned him on his way.
Dalot did not see or decided to ignore the intelligent ride, instead of slowing down the play, checking and eventually losing the offensive advantage, allowing too many defenders to recover. Hojlund was completely guilty in this situation, doing everything that was expected, but not getting the ball.
Lisandro Martinez noted earlier in the season So many mistakes lie with other players on the field that they did not provide the necessary service for the attackers.
From Carabao Cup, outside the FA Cup and won 12 times in the Premier League this season, Europe offered a welcome break to United.
Nine games in the Europa League are still undefeated. The Oyarzabal punishment was also a lone margin that denied the Sixth consecutive European victory.
What may be of a slight disappointment is that United couldn’t do more to throw a tie to bed 1-0 when La Real didn’t show up. It was the penalty that made the host level nowhere and encouraged the more confident ending in the game.
As said, the tie is still in favor of United. The years are not counting the goals these days, but they do not lag behind the aggregate assessment and, in theory, have an advantage in an Old Trafford home for the second part of the next week.
It’s a slender advantage, but it’s still an advantage.
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