Real Sociedad de Futbol vs AZ, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Real Sociedad de Futbol vs AZ — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta.
- Real Sociedad de Futbol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Beaton
- Referee Steven McLean
- Referee Alan Mulvanny
- Referee Daniel McFarlane
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov AZ H 1–0 W 01 Nov RC Celta de Vigo A 4–1 W 29 Oct SSC Napoli H 0–1 L 25 Oct SD Huesca H 4–1 W 22 Oct HNK Rijeka A 1–0 W 18 Oct Real Betis Balompie A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov Real Sociedad de Futbol A 0–1 L 01 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W 29 Oct HNK Rijeka H 4–1 W 25 Oct ADO Den Haag A 2–2 D 22 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–0 W 17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Sociedad de Futbol to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Zakaria Aboukhlal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 7' The referee calls foul for Albert Gudmundsson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 12' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Isak suffering a number of foals already.
- 17' Real Sociedad de Futbol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Sociedad de Futbol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' It looks surprising Real Sociedad de Futbol does not make any changes. Teun Koopmeiners has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' David Silva was booked on 45.
- 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tijs Velthuis, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' GOAL! Portu scores on 58. Assisted by Mikel Oiarzabal
- 62' The whistle greets Alexander Isak as he departs to be replaced by Willian Jose.
- 63' Another substitution for AZ to replace Albert Gudmundsson by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 70' Timo Letschert is replacing Pantelis Chatzidiakos for the AZ side.
- 71' Another substitution for AZ to replace Calvin Stengs by Tijs Velthuis on 71 minute.
- 72' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 76' The Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes a substitution. Portu departs to be replaced by Adnan Januzaj.
- 81' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Sociedad de Futbol is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' Ander Barrenetxea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikel Oiarzabal on 89 minute.
- 90' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 90.
- Full Time. Real Sociedad de Futbol beats AZ
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Real Sociedad de Futbol
Starting XI- 20
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- 19
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- 6
- 13
- 8
- 16
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- 24
Bench- 9
- 25
- 5
- 11
- 14
- 17
- 28
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- 12
- 22
- 36
- 34
Coach Imanol AlguacilAZ
Starting XI- 28
- 1
- 3
- 5
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7
Calvin Stengs ↓ Tijs Velthuis 71'
- 2
- 8
- 6
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9
Myron Boadu ↓ Hakon Evjen 62'
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10
Dani de Wit ↓ Ferdy Druijf 63'
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11
Jesper Karlsson ↓ Ferdy Druijf 63'
Bench- 24
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14
Ferdy Druijf ↑ 63'
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22
Timo Letschert ↑ 70'
- 16
- 26
- 27
- 56
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17
Zakaria Aboukhlal ↑ 63'
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18
Hakon Evjen ↑ 62'
- 55
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51
Tijs Velthuis ↑ 71'
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Coach Arne Slot -
Head to Head
Real Sociedad de Futbol Form
2020-11-05 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–0 AZ W 2020-11-01 RC Celta de Vigo 1–4 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2020-10-29 Real Sociedad de Futbol 0–1 SSC Napoli L 2020-10-25 Real Sociedad de Futbol 4–1 SD Huesca W 2020-10-22 HNK Rijeka 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2020-10-18 Real Betis Balompie 0–3 Real Sociedad de Futbol W