Real Sociedad set up a finely poised second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie as Mikel Oyarzabal's penalty earned a 1-1 home draw against Manchester United. (More Football News)
Real Sociedad 1-1 Man United: Mikel Oyarzabal's Penalty Earns Draw In Europa League Clash
Oyarzabal coolly stepped up from 12 ya🌼rds, stutꩲtering his run-up to wrong-foot Andre Onana, before curling his penalty to the left and sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.
Joshua Zirkzee had broken the deadlock for the visitors, but Bruno Fernandes was penalised for a handball in the box, with the resulting sp🥀ot-kick restoring parity.
United had the better chances in the first half and arguably should have had a half-time lead. Diogo Dalot picked out Fernandes on th꧟e penalty spot, but his first-time effort was blocked on the line, before Alex Remiro denied✨ Zirkzee, who then flicked the rebound wide.
The visitors came out of the blocks quickly in the second half, with Aleܫjandro Garnacho firing into the side-netting, before Zirkzee broke the deadlock. Rasmus Hojlund's run excellently opened up the space, with the Dutchman curling Garnacho's cross in first-time.
However, against the run of play, La Real were given a lifeline. Fern🌜andes jumped to clear his lines, but the ball struckಞ his raised arm, with a VAR review seeing the spot-kick given.
Oyarzabal coolly stepped up from 12 yards, stuttering his run-up to wrong🍌-foot Andre Onana, before curling his penalty to the left and sending the goalkeeper the wron🐼g way.
La Real searched for a winner lat🐷e on, with Onana making smart saves to deny Brais Mendez and Orri Oskarsson, who had earlier seen a poked shot fly wide of the post from very close range.
Real Sociedad vs Manchester United Data Debrief: On the spot
United remain unbeaten in the Europa League under Ruben Amorim, but the R⛄ed Devils may feel slightly hard done b♕y on the penalty decision.
It was the third penalty given away by Fernande꧂s for United in all competitions and his second ൲in the Europa League, having also conceded one against Barcelona in February 2023.
O⛦yarzabal then made no mistake from the spot, netting his 11꧅th goal in major European competition for La Real, more than any other player for the club.
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United had the better chances in the first half but once again struggled to take their opportunities. After scoring in the firstꦏ half of each of Amorim's first three games in charge, they have now only done so in three of 21 outings since.
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