Real Sociedad’s Europa League schedule opens with Bournemouth and ends at Juventus | OneFootball

Real Sociedad now know their Europa League line-up, a heavyweight at the start and another at the finish. According to Diario Vasco, the txuri-urdin face the toughest run of all participants.

They begin on Thursday 17 September at 21:00 against Bournemouth, with Marcus Rose and Rayan, sixth in the last Premier League. Around 2,000 ‘hooligans’ are expected in Donostia.

The first away date is in Leuven against an unpredictable Union Saint Gilloise at 18:45 on 15 October. The Norway trip follows on 22 October, when conditions should not yet be too cold.

Match four brings Lyon to San Sebastián on 5 November, only days after the San Mamés derby. The fifth is at Crystal Palace in London, rounding off a punishing opening sequence.

Home games against Torreense and Viktoria Plzen come next to steer the txuri-urdin towards their objectives. The finale is set for 28 January at the Allianz Arena in Turin against Juventus.

Source: Diario Vasco

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