Real Sociedad v Man United LIVE – Sociedad level after Zirkzee put United ahead

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - MARCH 06: Joshua Zirkzee of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg match between Real Sociedad de Futbol and Manchester United at Reale Arena on March 06, 2025 in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Ion Alcoba Beitia/Getty Images)
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Live updates of Real Sociedad v Manchester United in the Europa League Round of 16 from our reporter Raff Tindale at the Reale Arena.

FULL TIME

And that’s that!

United draw 1-1 with Sociedad.

90'+3
Onana denies Sociedad

Oskarsson gets in behind the United defence and smashes a shot towards Onana, who saves superbly.

Sociedad creating chances late on.

90'+1
Free kick to United

It’s a free kick to United but it’s cleared well by Sociedad, who then counter with Becker but Lindelof clears the ball away.

87'
Sociedad substitute

Luka Sucic is coming off for Jon Ander Olasagasti.

87'
United substitutes

Toby Collyer on for Zirkzee, while Yoro is replaced by Victor Lindelof.

83'
Sociedad miss glorious chance

That is so close to Sociedad taking the lead!

Becker puts in an unbelievable ball but Orri Oskarsson pokes it wide of the post!

80'
Sociedad substitute

Kubo is replaced by Sheraldo Becker.

77'
United substitution

Garnacho is coming off, and he is replaced by Christian Eriksen.

75'
Mendez denied by Onana

Good save by Onana to deny Mendez from range.

United struggling now.

71'
Stadium doing Poznan

Incredible scenes at the Reale Arena.

The whole stadium starts to do the Poznan and it looks brilliant!

69'
SOCIEDAD LEVEL

Mikel Oyarzabal scores with ease and Real Sociedad are back level!

68'
PENALTY SOCIEDAD

It’s been given!

67'
VAR check for penalty

Out of nowhere we have a VAR check for a handball on Bruno Fernandes!

66'
Sociedad corner

Casemiro blocks Kubo’s shot and the ball goes off for a corner.

64'
Sociedad close

The Basque side’s first meaningful shot of the match and it’s Brais Mendez who fires from range and it narrowly goes wide of the goal.

62'
Sociedad substitutions
Aritz Elustondo comes off for Jon Aramburu.
Beñat Turrientes also comes off for Pablo Marin.
56'
UNITED LEAD

Manchester United lead!

Joshua Zirkzee gets his first goal in Europe for United.

A good run and pull back from Garnacho finds Zirkzee, who hits the ball first time and it deceives Alex Remiro in the Sociedad goal and trickles in.

A big goal on a big night!

55'
United booking

Bruno Fernandes is shown a yellow card for dissent.

Silly really.

50'
Garnacho close!

Dorgu does really well to get a ball into the box, it evades everyone and Garnacho can only hit the side netting.

48'
Sociedad booking

Igor Zubeldia is shown the first yellow card for a foul on Hojlund.

SECOND HALF STARTS

Back underway in San Sebastien!

HALF-TIME

It’s half-time at the Reale Arena and it’s goalless between Real Sociedad and Manchester United.

45'+1
Sociedad attacking at the death

Good attacking from Sociedad to finish the half strongly. Tate Kubo is at the heart of it, and his corner is flashed into a melee of people, but Andre Onana clears.

41'
Dalot close

An ambitious ball into the box by Fernandes is met by the head of Dalot, but Alex Remiro in the Sociedad goal claims comfortably.

36'
United come close

There we go, United finally come forward and almost produce the opening goal.

Dalot cuts the ball to Bruno Fernandes, whose shot is superbly blocked by Aritz Elustondo, who then blocks Zirkzee’s effort on the rebound!

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