Europa League: Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig
At 1:45 a.m. Beijing time on February 25, 2022, the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 knockout round, La Liga powerhouse Real Sociedad will face Bundesliga side RB Leipzig at home. Real Sociedad has performed decently this season, with 10 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats after 24 league rounds, ranking 7th in the league with 38 points, and in the case of one less round, there is a 3-point gap with the European Theater, which shows that the team still has the opportunity to impact the European Theater at the league end. In the Europa League, the team drew 2-2 with RB Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 knockout round, but due to the current Europa League format, it is clear that the number of away goals priority restrictions is removed, which shows that it is still necessary to devote itself to the second leg.
Real Sociedad's recent slump, the team last round of league away to Athletic Bilbao, 53% possession, 9 shots on goal 2 shots on target, only half of the opponent's number of shots, although sticking to the first half, but unfortunately, in the second half after the team rotated the main force, the gate lost 4 consecutive times, and finally swept by the opponent 0-4. It is worth noting that although the team has retaining behavior, it is blocked by a large score of "0", which still affects the morale of the team to a certain extent. In terms of lineup, forwards BarryNetsia and Carlos Fernandez are currently injured, and this battle may not have the opportunity to participate.
RB Leipzig this season showed a trend of low and high, the team's performance at the beginning of the season is not ideal, fortunately, with the deepening of the schedule, the team's performance has gradually improved, the current 23 rounds of league, with 37 points ranked 4th in the league, but it is worth noting that although the team returned to the Champions League, but with the same points as Hoffenheim and Freiburg behind them, only the goal difference is slightly dominant, if you can not seize the opportunity, you can be thrown out of the European zone at any time.
RB Leipzig is in good shape, has been unbeaten in 3 consecutive games, especially in the last round of the league in the away 6-1 victory, the young player Nkunku scored twice, Henrihis, Olmer, Hidara and Paulson and other 4 people also scored for the team, it can be seen that the attack end showed a multi-point blossom, the threat ability can not be underestimated. In terms of lineup, the main defenders Smakan and Hastenberg are injured, and this battle may not be able to participate, which has an impact on the strength of the team's backline.
In the past confrontation between the two teams, the two sides drew 2-2. In terms of recent situations, Real Sociedad was swept away in the last round of the league and the team's status declined, but the retention behavior was still more obvious; while RB Leipzig won by 6 goals in the last round, and the morale of the team was high.