In the first leg, Man United drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad in Spain. The Red Devils will certainly end the season without winning any domestic titles as they are 14th in the Premier League table, 13 points behind the top 5.
Coach Ruben Amorim is under pressure to bring home the Europa League championship to avoid a penalty shootout and qualify for the Champions League next season.
Despite their poor domestic form, they are still the only team yet to lose this season in the Europa League (W5 D4) and have won all three of their games at Old Trafford.
Although Man United have lost just one of their last 28 home games in the Europa League (W21 D6), their only defeat came against Real Sociedad in the group stage in September 2022.
On the other side, Sociedad also showed instability in 2025. Similar to Man United, coach Imanol Alguacil's team must win the Europa League if they want to qualify for the Champions League next season, because they have dropped to 11th place in the La Liga rankings, 4 to 15 points behind the top 4. They are 10 points behind the top 5 and will hardly get a place in the Europa League next season.
Real Sociedad traveled to Manchester after losing six of their last eight away games in all competitions, but were unbeaten and kept clean sheets in both of their most recent visits to Old Trafford (W1 D1).
If they defeat the Red Devils, Sociedad will have made their first appearance in the round of 16 of a major European tournament in the 21st century.
Expected lineup:
Manchester United: Onana; De Ligt, Lindelof, Mazraoui; Dalot, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu; Garnacho, Hojlund, Zirkzee
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Elustondo, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz; Turrientes, Zubimendi, Mendez; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea
