SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad was in the end too good for PSV with the goal of M. Oyarzabal (43′ pen), M. Oyarzabal (62′) and A. Sorloth (90′). PSV was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the support of Marco Achmüller and Mike Pickel. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 79 Attack 130
- 42 Dangerous attack 61
- 72 Ball safe 76
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PSV had a strong ball possession 69% while Real Sociedad was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PSV was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Real Sociedad succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Sociedad shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, PSV shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (M. Zubimendi and A. Isak). On the opposite side, PSV received 6 yellow cards (I. Sangare, P. Mwene, O. Boscagli, Carlos Vinicius, M. Gotze and Bruma).
Also, PSV didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Sangare (PSV) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this encounter, Real Sociedad will have 9 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, PSV will stay with 8 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad
70'
45'
43', 62'
Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro , Joseba Zaldúa , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Aihen Muñoz , Portu , Igor Zubeldia , Martín Zubimendi , Adnan Januzaj , Mikel Oyarzabal and Alexander Isak .
The home team had on the bench: Ander Barrenetxea , Beñat Turrientes , Mathew Ryan, Andoni Gorosabel , Asier Illarramendi, Robert Navarro, Diego Rico, Ander Guevara, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat , Alexander Sørloth and Jon Guridi.
Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Portu for A. Barrenetxea (70′), A. Januzaj for B. Turrientes (70′), A. Isak for A. Sorloth (82′), M. Oyarzabal for J. Pacheco (85′) and M. Zubimendi for A. Gorosabel (85′).
Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
PSV – Formation
PSV
75'
PSV started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Joël Drommel , Phillipp Mwene , André Ramalho , Olivier Boscagli , Mauro Júnior , Érick Gutiérrez , Ibrahim Sangaré , Ritsu Doan , Cody Gakpo , Bruma and Mario Götze .
They had on the bench: Yorbe Vertessen , Richard Ledezma, Vincent Müller, Philipp Max , Armando Obispo, Yvon Mvogo, Carlos Vinícius , Marco van Ginkel, Jordan Teze and Noni Madueke.
PSV could not rely on the presence of Y. Vertessen (injured).
Substitutions
PSV made 5 changes: C. Gakpo for Carlos Vinicius (62′), R. Doan for N. Madueke (62′), P. Mwene for J. Teze (68′), N. Madueke for Y. Vertessen (68′) and Mauro Junior for P. Max (86′).
Best player: Mario Götze
The player that probably impressed the most for PSV was Mario Götze.
His rating is with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- West Ham United – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1
- Genk – Rapid Vienna – 0-1
- Ferencváros – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
- Celtic – Real Betis – 3-2
- Olympique Marseille – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-0
- Lazio – Galatasaray – 0-0
- Sporting Braga – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
- Ludogorets – Midtjylland – 0-0
- Fenerbahçe – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
- Antwerp – Olympiakos Piraeus – 1-0
- Napoli – Leicester City – 3-2
- Legia Warszawa – Spartak Moskva – 0-1
- Sturm Graz – Monaco – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – PSV – 3-0
- Olympique Lyonnais – Rangers – 1-1
- Sparta Praha – Brøndby – 2-0
