Europa League: RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad draw 2-2 on Thursday
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig manages to recover against Real Sociedad with a goal on the R. Le 9' and a penalty kick on the M. Oyarzabal 64'.
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig manages to recover against Real Sociedad with a goal on the R. Le 9′ and a penalty kick on the M. Oyarzabal 64′. RB Leipzig was far superior when it came to possession ball (69%)
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Cüneyt Çakιr who was helped by Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun. The 4th official was Alper Ulusoy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.64 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 69% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for RB Leipzig to win the match.
RB Leipzig shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Real Sociedad shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to RB Leipzig. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Real Sociedad.
After this encounter, RB Leipzig has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Real Sociedad has 9 points (2nd).
Match Events
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9'9'
R. Le Normand
D. Rico
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31'31'
C. Nkunku
Angelino
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46'46'
B. Henrichs
T. Adams
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61'61'
A. Munoz
D. Rico
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63'63'
E. Forsberg
K. Laimer
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64'64'
M. Oyarzabal (Penalty)
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77'77'
J. Pacheco
Rafinha
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80'80'
D. Szoboszlai
C. Nkunku
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80'80'
Y. Poulsen
D. Olmo
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81'81'
E. Forsberg (Penalty)
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86'86'
A. Haidara
K. Kampl
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90'90'
A. Illarramendi
M. Merino
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90'90'
A. Martin
M. Oyarzabal
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, RB Leipzig will play away with Real Sociedad on the 24th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Real Sociedad will host RB Leipzig on the 24th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
RB Leipzig and Real Sociedad will play the return match on the at the Reale Arena
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Domenico Tedesco chose to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Tyler Adams , Joško Gvardiol , Lukas Klostermann , Konrad Laimer , Kevin Kampl , Angeliño , Dani Olmo , Christopher Nkunku and André Silva .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: T. Adams for B. Henrichs (46′), K. Laimer for E. Forsberg (63′), C. Nkunku for D. Szoboszlai (80′), D. Olmo for Y. Poulsen (80′) and K. Kampl for A. Haidara (86′).
Top player: Christopher Nkunku
Probably the most impressive player in RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Real Sociedad: Formation and Lineups
Real Sociedad started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Mathew Ryan , Joseba Zaldúa , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Igor Zubeldia , Diego Rico , Portu , Mikel Merino , Rafinha Alcântara , Mikel Oyarzabal and Alexander Sørloth .
Substitutes
Real Sociedad made 4 changes: D. Rico for A. Munoz (61′), Rafinha for J. Pacheco (77′), M. Merino for A. Illarramendi (90′) and M. Oyarzabal for A. Martin (90′).
Top player: Robin Le Normand
The player who no doubt impressed Real Sociedad the most was Robin Le Normand.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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