Manchester United vs Real Sociedad: UEFA Europa League background, form guide, previous meetings Tuesday 23 February 2021
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Manchester United hope to complete their round of 32 mission as they host Real Sociedad 4-0 up.
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Manchester United s flawless record in UEFA Europa League round of 32 ties looks set to continue as they take on Real Sociedad at Old Trafford 4-0 up from the first leg.
• The two clubs experienced contrasting fortunes in dramatic group stage denouements in December. While United lost their final two fixtures in UEFA Champions League Group H to finish third behind Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig, there was joy at the conclusion of UEFA Europa League Group F for the Spanish side as an added-time equaliser at Napoli enabled them to clinch second place behind their Italian hosts at AZ Alkmaar s expense. Both United and La Real ended their group campaigns with nine points.
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Despite the best efforts of the officials to spoil the match, Barcelona played a remarkably consistent 120 minutes against Real Sociedad.
The change in the way that the team is playing the ball around now is marked, and all without Lionel Messi on this occasion of course.
Confidence is vastly underrated, because when a team is playing with it, when movement and speed of thought and pass is natural, not forced, the difference is quite something.