Europa League – Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick as Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-1

The second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 in the 2024/25 season arrived. Manchester United, at Old Trafford, defeated Real Sociedad from La Liga 4-1 at home with a hat trick by Bruno Fernandes and a goal by Dalot.

Three minutes into the game, Real Sociedad organized an attack. After Kubo Takefusa got the ball and shook off the defense, his shooting opportunity was saved by Manchester United defender Patrick Dogu.

In the 7th minute, Real Sociedad continued to attack. Elustondo faced Bruno Fernandez and passed the ball to the goal. Oyarzabal was tackled by De Ligt when he was about to receive the ball. After the intervention of VAR, the referee on duty awarded Real Sociedad a penalty kick. Subsequently, Oyarzabal took the penalty kick and scored, helping Real Sociedad take the lead 1-0.

In the 13th minute, Manchester United tried to counterattack. Casemiro made a lob pass, and Bruno Fernandes received it and made a cross pass. When Hojlender was about to shoot, he was knocked down by Real Sociedad defender Zuberdia. The referee awarded Manchester United a penalty kick. Subsequently, Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty kick to help Manchester United tie the score at 1-1.

In the 24th minute, Patrick Dogu dribbled into the penalty area and passed the ball back. Ganajao stopped the ball and shook off the defense to shoot, but was blocked by the opponent. In the 30th minute, Zirkzee broke through the defense and passed the ball. Hoylend in front of the goal made a low shot, but the ball missed the post.

In the 44th minute, Patrick Dogu received a through pass from Bruno Fernandes and ran all the way to the penalty area to shoot, but because the shooting angle was too straight, the ball was caught by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Remiro.

In the 48th minute of the second half, Manchester United organized an attack. Zirkzee got the ball and tried to shoot, but was blocked by Real Sociedad goalkeeper Remiro. Patrick Dogu was knocked down by Elustondo when he came forward to receive the ball in the penalty area, so Manchester United got another penalty kick opportunity. Later, Bruno Fernandes took the penalty kick and scored, helping Manchester United to overtake 2-1.

In the 56th minute, Real Sociedad goalkeeper Remiro made a mistake in passing the ball, and Ganajao won the ball and passed it horizontally, but the ball was intercepted by Remiro. In the 63rd minute, Zirkzee made a straight pass, and Patrick Dogu was knocked down by Aramburu when he came forward to meet it. The referee directly showed Aramburu a yellow card, and Real Sociedad could only hold on with 10 players.

In the 73rd minute, Bruno Fernandes took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but it was cleared by the opponent. In the 87th minute, Ganacho shook off the defense and passed the ball to Bruno Fernandes, who pushed the ball into the goal and helped Manchester United expand their lead to 3-1.

In the second half stoppage time, Hojlender passed the defense and made a triangle pass, Dalot pushed the ball into the goal, helping Manchester United to make the score 4-1.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.