📸 Rayan & Kluivert headline special European night for Bournemouth | OneFootball

Bournemouth have added their name to the list of clubs who have carried the Premier League standard on European shores, and tonight is shaping up to be one to remember for traveling supporters as the Cherries lead Real Sociedad.

On what is a first-ever European evening for the south coast club after a historic 2025/26 Premier League campaign, Marco Rose's side find themselves 2-0 up against the Basque outfit at Anoeta.

First, Dutch winger Justin Kluivert bagged the club's first-ever goal in continental competition just after the ten-minute mark to send traveling supporters into rapture.

Brazilian international and Bournemouth starlet Rayan would go on to double the advantage in the 20th minute with a delightful finish after being expertly picked out by the in-demand Alex Scott.

As a club that has long witnessed its best and brightest depart, Bournemouth's slow progression into becoming a side that aims to contend for Europe year-on-year is a fantastic advert for not only the Premier League, but what supporting a "lesser" club is all about.

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