Real Sociedad vs Leipzig: It’s even stevens in the UEFA Europa League as Real Sociedad faces RB Leipzig in the 2nd leg of their Round of 32 match on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Real Sociedad vs Leipzig
Venue: Reale Seguros Stadium
Date: Thursday 24th February, 2022
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
The first leg in Leipzig ended 2-2 last week as Normand and Oyarzabal’s strikes were cancelled out by Nkunku and Forsberg’s penalty goal eight minutes from time.
This leaves the 2nd leg on even terms as both sides give a crack at the result.
Real Sociedad could not build on the draw as they were beaten by Athletic Club in their previous La Liga clash 4-0 away from home.
The loss left them in 7th place on the table with 38 points.
On the other hand, Leipzig beat Hertha BSC 6-1 away from home in their Bundesliga clash.
Nkunku led the way with two goals while Henrichs, Olmo, Haidara and Poulsen also found the net.
RB Leipzig surge towards the top continued with this win as they entered the top 4 of the table with 37 points.
Form Guide
Real Sociedad: LDWDL
RB Leipzig: WDWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Athletic Club 4-0 Real Sociedad
Hertha BSC 1-6 RB Leipzig
⭐️ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 ⭐️ #UEL | #EuropaRS | #AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/fZ3emMvEyj
— Real Sociedad (@RealSociedadEN) February 23, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Real Sociedad vs Leipzig in India?
The live stream is available on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV.
Team News
Barrenetxea, Monreal and Rice are out for the hosts due to injuries. Isak, Merino and Januzaj are doubts due to injury concerns as well.
Angelino is a doubt for the visitors due to illness while Halstenberg is out through meniscus injury.
Real Sociedad possible 11:
Remiro, Zaldua, Elustundo, Le Normand, Munoz, Portu, Zubimendi, Silva, Oyarzabal, Sørloth and Fernandez
Christopher Nkunku has now been directly involved in 20 Bundesliga goals this season:
◎ 23 games
◉ 13 goals
◉ 7 assistsCant stop, won’t stop. 💪 pic.twitter.com/kW6YWivbsg
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 20, 2022
Leipzig possible 11:
Gulácsi, Mukiele, Simakan, Gvardiol, Forsberg, Kampl, Laimer, Henrichs, Nkunku, Poulsen and Olmo
Prediction: Real Sociedad 1-3 RB Leipzig
Leipzig is in better form ahead of this one and with the form of Nkunku soaring, we see them claiming the win and berth in the Round of 16.
Real Sociedad has been massively inconsistent due to which they dropped off the pace.
With just 1 win from their last 5 across competitions, the task looks too big for them.
Players to watch out for: Silva, Oyarzabal, Nkunku and Poulsen.