Real Sociedad seeks to get into the second round against a needy Benfica
Real society and Benfica will meet again two weeks later in a key match in Group D of the Champions League, with different objectives and dynamics, as the people from San Sebastian fight for certify your classification to the round of 16 and the Portuguese are looking for a desperate reaction.
The local team will face the match with the anger they still carry from the last league defeat ‘in extremis’ against FC Barcelona, but with the confidence of having signed so far an exceptional group stage, with those seven of nine possible points harvested and the lead in the table.
The low They will presumably be the same as there were last weekend, with Kieran Tierney and André Silva out of the squad due to injury until further notice, and Jon Pacheco who will be absent again due to that hamstring strain from which he has not recovered. on time. Ander Barrenetxea is a doubt as he did not exercise in the morning training.
Mathematics leaves no room for error. If Real Sociedad beats the Lisbon team and Inter Milan does the same with Red Bull Salzburg, the San Sebastian club will already have qualification for the round of 16 in its pocket with two days left to play, in which the jackpot would be to fight to be first in the group with the Milanese club. In the event of a tie, Real would ensure that they are, at least, third in the group, which would give them a place in the round of 32 of the Europa League.
A succession of defeats and not a single goal scored is the terrible balance in this edition of the Champions League for Benficawho travels to San Sebastián with the alarms ringing at full volume.
Probable lineups:
Real society: Remiro; Traoré, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Aihen; Zubimendi, Merino, Brais; Kubo, Oyarzabal and Barrenetxea.
Benfica: Trubin; Morata, António Silva, Otamendi; João Mário, João Neves, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino; Ángel Di María, Rafa, Gonçalo Guedes.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG).
Stadium: Reale Arena.
Day and hour: Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.
Source: Eitb
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