Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandex stepped up in the bg europa night to take his team in top eight with a hat trick consisting two penalties against real sociedad in home.
Manchester United Got Through To The Quarterfinal, Defeating Real Sociedad With a 4-1 Scoreline In The Second Leg By Bruno’s Hat Trick
The night became controversial due to the referee's decision and VAR intervention as four penalties were given, three for Manchester and one against them, of which VAR canceled one. However, the second penalty of the Red Devils remains controversial as Dorgu seemed to hit the defender, but the fourth official gave a penalty that gave a very sleek edge for the home team.
Rain Of Penalties Seen Throughout The Game
The first leg results were equal as both teams scored 1 goal, and in the second leg, this was a fresh game without any goal advantage, meaning the winner of the second leg would go through. In this situation, Real Sociaded got a penalty due to Matthijs de Ligt's foul that club captain Mikel Oyarzabal converted to give his team a lead.
The advantage remained for 5 minutes as Elustondo made an identical foul on Rasmus Hojlund that De ligt made that led to a penalty for the home team. This time Manchester United captain Bruno took it and equalised the score. Manchester got another penalty due to a foul on Dorgu that remained controversial for many fans, but VAR confirmed it, and Bruno completed his brace with it.
Tottenham came back in the second leg with a 3-2 victory on AZ
The Counter-Attacking Of Manchester United Now Worked Properly Against The Spanish Team
Amorim’s strategy to counter worked well in the game, and during a quick counter, Aramburu caught Dorgu being the last man, which led to a straight red for the Venezuelan. With 10 men, Manchester increased their attacking intensity, leading to a goal from another counter. This time, Garnacho gave the ball to his right that Bruno- received and completed his hat trick.
The final goal was scored by Diego Dalot as the right back went to the middle in the dying moment of the match, and Hojlund found him free to pass the ball that the Portuguese finished to secure a 4-1 and aggregate 5-2 victory. Manchester United will now face Lyon on 10th April away from home in the first leg of QF and host the return leg on 17th April.
Source: Sky Sports
