Man United traveled to San Sebastian Stadium with a lot of pressure as fans filled the stands to cheer for the home team Real Sociedad.
The first half was quite boring when Real Sociedad did not put pressure on the attack. The absence of star midfielder Martin Zubimendi due to injury makes it difficult for them to deploy the ball. Ruben Amorim's students did not dare to take the plunge.
The most notable situation after the first 45 minutes was when Bruno Fernandes' shot was blocked right on the goal line after Dalot's pass.
The second half was more exciting when the two teams entered the match with high determination. In the 57th minute, Garnacho pushed the ball for Joshua Zirkzee to finish unpleasantly, putting United ahead.
But in the 70th minute, from a corner kick by Real Sociedad, Fernandes let the ball touch his hand as he jumped up to head the ball. The referee awarded the home team a penalty after receiving information from the VAR room. On the 11m mark, Mikel Oyarzabal successfully executed to equalize for La Real.
This goal helped the home fans cheer more enthusiastically, and gave the players more energy on the field. Sociedad had a few more chances in the final minutes, but the brilliance of goalkeeper Andre Onana helped Man United maintain the result of 1-1.
After 9 matches in the Europa League, Amorim and his team are still unbeaten. In theory, they have home advantage at Old Trafford in the return match next week.
