MU showed much progress after the shock elimination by Fulham in the 5th round of the FA Cup, when they played impressively against Real Sociedad and took a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute thanks to striker Zirkzee's goal.
Despite the pressure, coach Amorim is helping MU overcome difficulties step by step.
However, the "Red Devils" of Manchester could not maintain their advantage, they had to accept a penalty in the 70th minute after Bruno Fernandes let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. From the 11m mark, striker Mikel Oyarzabal did not miss the opportunity to score an equalizer 1-1 for Real Sociedad.
However, this is a favorable result for coach Amorim and his team as they will have many advantages in the second leg at Old Trafford at 3am on March 14, to ignite their hopes of going far in the Europa League and finding a chance to win the championship.
Before this meeting, MU will have a big match with Arsenal at 11:30 p.m. on March 9 in round 28 of the Premier League to find a chance to improve their 14th position on the rankings.
Another English club, Tottenham, suffered an unhappy result when they lost 0-1 to the Dutch underdog AZ Alkmaar. This result forced coach Ange Postecoglou's team to try harder in the second leg to reverse the situation.
Meanwhile, Mourinho's Fenerbahce lost 1-3 at home to Rangers (Scotland), making their chances of advancing to the Europa League quarter-finals very slim. This defeat will put a lot of pressure on Mourinho, in the context that the Portuguese coach has just been heavily punished by the Turkish Football Federation for using inappropriate words.
In other notable matches in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16, AS Roma beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1, Lazio also beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 away. In the first leg of the UEFA Conference League round of 16, Chelsea also beat FC Copenhagen 2-1.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mu-thap-hy-vong-o-europa-league-doi-cua-hlv-mourinho-tham-bai-185250307071922195.htm
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