Real Sociedad and Man United draw 1-1 in San Sebastian

Real Sociedad and Manchester United finished without a winner – 1-1 at Reale Arena in the 1^st leg from the matchup of the 1/8 finals of the Europe League, and everything will be decided in the 2^nd leg at Old Trafford.

The 1^st half ended without many interesting chances as the Red Devils had 2 but failed to convert them.

Honours even between Real Sociedad and Man United in the opening leg of the Europa League Round of 16 🤝🔵🔴 pic.twitter.com/kEMupqir01

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However, Man United started the 2^nd half better, and Alejandro Garnacho had a great opportunity to score the 1st goal in the match in the 52nd minute but narrowly missed the goal. Despite that, Garnacho was crucial a few minutes later when he assisted Joshua Zirkzee, who scored from the edge of the box to secure the lead for the away team.

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The Spanish side’s head coach right away made 3 subs, and that made Sociedad play better. In the 68th minute, they received a penalty after a VAR review for Bruno Fernandes’ handball.

BRUNO FERNANDES CONCEDES A PENALTY FOR A HANDBALL IN THE BOX, AND REAL SOCIEDAD TIES IT AGAINST MAN UNITED 😱

GAME ON 🍿 pic.twitter.com/rdN2snS0wa

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Mikel Oyarzabal converted it in the 70^th minute, leaving no chance for Andre Onana to save it as the intrigue remains for the 2^nd leg after the 1-1 draw.