AZ Alkmaar – Tottenham, 0:45, 7/3; Real Sociedad – MU, 0:45, 7/3, first leg of the Europa League round of 16) Tottenham and MU have a chance to win the first leg of the round of 16 even though their opponents are not easy to play.
Real Sociedad – MU, 0:45, 7/3, first leg of the Europa League round of 16
MU’s spirit is currently extremely weak. The Old Trafford team has not known the taste of victory in 4 of the last 6 matches.
Not only is their spirit and form down, MU is also heavily affected in terms of personnel. They are missing 11 players in the upcoming match against Sociedad, most of whom are injured names such as Ugarte, Maguire or Mainoo…
In such a challenging context, MU really wants to win against Real Sociedad to relieve the pressure. At the same time, if they win the match, the “Red Devils” will be somewhat more comfortable when welcoming their opponent in the second leg.
As for Real Sociedad, they have also not played well recently. Real Sociedad have lost 3 of their last 5 matches, with the latest defeat coming against Barcelona with a score of 0-4.
The rare thing that Real Sociedad hopes for is probably the advantage of playing at home. But MU has never lost to Real Sociedad at Reale Arena. Specifically, they are unbeaten with 1 draw and 2 wins.
In the 2024/25 Europa League, MU is also holding an unbeaten record. Surely coach Amorim’s army is eager to maintain that impressive streak even when playing at Real Sociedad’s home field.
AZ Alkmaar – Tottenham, 00:45, 7/3, first leg of the Europa League round of 16
AZ Alkmaar is not a team that is highly rated in the Europa League. However, they had a rather surprising performance in this playground.
In the group stage, AZ Alkmaar beat AS Roma with a score of 1-0. In addition, the Dutch team also caused many difficulties for Tottenham and only accepted defeat with a minimum score.
AZ Alkmaar’s most impressive achievement must be the elimination of Galatasaray in the Europa League play-off round. In the first leg, AZ Alkmaar won 4-1, then drew 2-2 in the second leg to get a ticket to the round of 16. Thanks to that, the team’s confidence increased before the rematch with Tottenham.
Looking at Tottenham, this team is struggling in 13th place in the Premier League table. Spurs’ chances of breaking into the top group are quite low and perhaps they will focus on the Europa League. If they win this tournament, Tottenham will definitely have a ticket to the Champions League next season regardless of the final ranking they receive in the Premier League.
Son Heung Min and his teammates must be determined to defeat AZ Alkmaar to create an advantage for the second leg at home. But the worrying thing is that Spurs are a team that does not play well away from home. In the last 7 away matches, Tottenham have lost 4 matches.
With such a disadvantage, and with AZ Alkmaar’s high determination, Tottenham must play carefully in the next match. Otherwise, Spurs will have to struggle in the second leg.
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