Comments and predictions for Real Sociedad vs MU: Chasing the score

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Real Sociedad will be without Jon Pacheco due to a muscle injury and Arsen Zakharyan due to a thigh problem. Alvaro Odriozola remains a doubt with his recovery still unclear. However, Sheraldo Becker and Takefusa Kubo will return after serving domestic suspensions.

Martin Zubimendi and Jon Aramburu, who missed the return leg against Midtjylland through suspension, will be available on Thursday. Zubimendi is likely to take on the central midfield role, with Aramburu playing on the right side of defence.

Coach Alguacil is considering whether to return Mikel Oyarzabal, the team's top scorer with nine goals this season, to the starting line-up, or to continue trusting Orri Oskarsson, the striker who has scored four goals in the Europa League in seven appearances.

On Manchester United's side, the injury list remains long with the absence of Lisandro Martinez (knee), Amad Diallo (ankle), Kobbie Mainoo (calf), Luke Shaw (hamstring), Mason Mount, Altay Bayindir (unspecified injury), Jonny Evans (muscle) and Toby Collyer (collision).

Harry Maguire (knockout) and reserve goalkeeper Tom Heaton (unspecified injury) remain doubtful. If Maguire is unable to play, Victor Lindelof could be selected to start alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro, or Amorim could use Noussair Mazraoui in a three-man defence.

January signing Patrick Dorgu could make his European debut after serving a three-match domestic suspension, while 17-year-old Chido Obi-Martin is ineligible after being left out of United's Europa League squad last month.

Coach Amorim is considering the option of using both Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho up front, which could leave one of the two out-of-form strikers, Rasmus Hojlund or Joshua Zirkzee, on the bench.

Latest Real Sociedad vs MU expected lineup

Real Sociedad:

Remiro; Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz; Sucic, Zubimendi, Mendez; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea

Manchester United:

Onana; De Ligt, Lindelof, Yoro; Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Garnacho, Fernandes; Zirkzee

Latest Real Sociedad vs MU football review

Ruben Amorim's Manchester United endured a frustrating start to a crucial week as they were knocked out of the FA Cup fifth round by Fulham on Sunday. After a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford, the Red Devils lost 4-3 on penalties to become the former champions of the competition.

United are almost certain to finish the domestic season without winning any silverware. They are currently 14th in the Premier League, 13 points behind the top five with 11 games remaining, putting the pressure on Amorim and his players to win the Europa League if they are to qualify for next season's Champions League and salvage a season to forget.

Despite inconsistent domestic form, Manchester United are unbeaten in the Europa League this season, ending the group stage with three draws before winning their final five games.

Only Galatasaray (19), Lazio and Tottenham (both 17) scored more goals than United (16) in the group stage. Amorim's side are averaging 18.8 shots per game in the Europa League this season, their highest tally in a European campaign since records began in 2003-04.

United can be optimistic about a positive result when they visit San Sebastian, having lost just one of their last eight away games in Spain in European competition (W5 D2). However, their only defeat in that run came in a 3-0 loss to Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the 2022-23 Europa League.

Real Sociedad are having a tough time with a challenging schedule. They go into the game against United on the back of back-to-back defeats to two of Spain's top clubs. They lost 1-0 at home to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, before being thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday.

Aritz Elustondo's red card in the 17th minute saw Sociedad collapse against Barca. The Catalans scored twice in the next 12 minutes, before sealing the win with two more in the second half. It was Sociedad's 12th defeat in La Liga this season and their fifth in eight games since the start of 2025.

Sociedad may have to go further in the Europa League if they are to qualify for next season’s Champions League, having dropped to ninth in La Liga, 12 points behind the top four with 12 games remaining. They are also 10 points behind the top five – the Europa League places.

La Real have never advanced beyond the last 16 of a major European tournament in the 21st century. Therefore, a first-leg win could be decisive, especially as they have progressed in eight of their last ten times when winning the first leg in European knockout rounds.

However, Sociedad have never won at home against an English side (D1 L3) and have failed to score in their last three home games against Manchester United. They have also beaten the Red Devils just once in their previous six meetings, with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford in the Champions League group stage in September 2022.

Latest Real Sociedad vs MU score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Real Sociedad vs MUas follows:

• Sportsmole:Real Sociedad 2-1 MU

• WhoScore:Real Sociedad 1-1 MU
• Our newspaper predicts:Real Sociedad 2-2 MU

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