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First Cherries game? Versus York City, 1 May 1971. Won 4-0 that day and promotion from Division 4. What a strange and wonderful trip it has been.
Keith
Summary
Follow live coverage of Thursday's Europa League games
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:19 BST
'Lovely finish'published at 20:18 BST
Real Sociedad 0-1 Bournemouth
Charlie Daniels
Former Bournemouth defender on BBC Radio SolentWhat a goal!
Truffert is such an up-and-down left back and he gets himself forward really well. He gets found, and it is a lovely ball into the centre, and Kluivert is miles onside, and [provides] a lovely finish.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznan
Yeremy Pino has had the last three shots in this game.
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Real Sociedad 0-1 Bournemouth
Bournemouth are in absolute dreamland here.
What a start.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznan
Another Yeremy Pino chance but this time the Palace man fires over from outside the box.
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznan
Palace continue to probe but Chris Richards gets a pass wrong and it rolls out of play.
GOAL - Real Sociedad 0-1 Bournemouthpublished at 20:14 BST
Justin Kluivert (11 mins)
History for Bournemouth!
Adrien Truffert bursts up the left wing and plays in a delicious cross into the path of Justin Kluivert, who is about a centimetre on side.
He makes no mistake to score the Cherries' first European goal.
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Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
Onside for me...
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznan
Yeremy Pino is now Crystal Palace's joint third all-time European goalscorer - with two goals...
Video Assistant Refereepublished at 20:13 BST
Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
I'm not so sure about this one.
We've got a long wait going on and this may get overturned.
DISALLOWED GOAL - BOURNEMOUTHpublished at 20:13 BST
Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
Justin Kluivert thinks he's just side-footed Bournemouth into the lead but the offside flag quickly goes up as he wheels away in celebration.
It's tight...
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznan
Robbie Savage on TNT reckons it was a foul throw by Terry Yegbe on top of that. Bet he wishes the referee had blown for that...
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Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
It's tidy stuff from the home side to get Yangel Herrera into a shooting position on the edge of the box but his effort is waaaaay over the top.
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Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
Real are starting to get a bit of a grip on this one now as they try to get key man Mikel Oyarzabal involved.
GOAL - Crystal Palace 1-0 Lech Poznanpublished at 20:10 BST
Yeremy Pino (10 mins)
Crystal Palace get their first ever Europa League goal.
Lech Poznan's Terry Yegbe takes maybe the worst throw-in in the history of football.
He turns and launches it into the path of Yeremy Pino, who has space to run into, beats a man and then tucks a shot in.
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Crystal Palace 0-0 Lech Poznan
Some geezer with a megaphone in the Lech end is getting his fellow fans all hyped up.
'It's been a really good start'published at 20:09 BST
Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
BBC Radio SolentFormer Bournemouth defender Charlie Daniels on Bournemouth's quick start: "It's been a really good start. Really confident, really free flowing as Bournemouth always play, and lots of chances."
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:08 BST
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So excited for The Cherries. My first game was 1986 losing 2-0 to Gillingham at Dean Court. Now dreamland.
David
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Crystal Palace 0-0 Lech Poznan
Jorgen Strand Larsen lays the ball off to Yeremy Pino who shoots over and then the offside flag goes up against Larsen.
Postpublished at 20:06 BST
Real Sociedad 0-0 Bournemouth
Started well here have the Cherries.
They're dictating what's happening so far and Marco Rose will love that.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 17th September
UEFA Europa League Table
On Thursday 17th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Bournemouth, Position 7, Points 3
- Real Sociedad, Position 31, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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2 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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4 OFI Crete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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6 Olympiakos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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8 Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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9 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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10 Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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13 Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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16 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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17 Ferencváros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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18 Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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19 Lillestrøm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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21 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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22 Torreense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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23 Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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24 Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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25 AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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26 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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27 Lech Poznań | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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28 Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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30 NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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32 Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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34 Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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36 Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team,Real Sociedad
Manager:Pellegrino Matarazzo
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Real Sociedad
away team,Bournemouth
Manager:Marco Rose
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Bournemouth
home team,Real Sociedad
Manager:Pellegrino Matarazzo
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Bournemouth
Manager:Marco Rose
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Pawel Raczkowski
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Tomasz Kwiatkowski
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Marcin Boniek
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Adam Kupsik
- Fourth Official:
- Patryk Gryckiewicz
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Bastien Dechepy
Match Stats
Key, Real Sociedad v BournemouthBasic Stats
Overall possession
Real Sociedad 61.8%Bournemouth 38.2%
Shots
Real Sociedad 2Bournemouth 3Shots on target
Real Sociedad 0Bournemouth 1Total touches inside the opposition box
Real Sociedad 2Bournemouth 8Goalkeeper saves
Real Sociedad 0Bournemouth 0Aerial duels won
Real Sociedad 7Bournemouth 1Fouls committed
Real Sociedad 0Bournemouth 0Corners
Real Sociedad 1Bournemouth 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Real Sociedad 2Bournemouth 3Shots on target
Real Sociedad 0Bournemouth 1Shots off target
Real Sociedad 1Bournemouth 1Attempts out of box
Real Sociedad 2Bournemouth 1Total offsides
Real Sociedad 0Bournemouth 1Distribution
Total passes
Real Sociedad 131Bournemouth 80Pass accuracy %
Real Sociedad 83.2Bournemouth 80Backward passes
Real Sociedad 23Bournemouth 13Forward passes
Real Sociedad 36Bournemouth 28Total long balls
Real Sociedad 10Bournemouth 10Successful final third passes
Real Sociedad 21Bournemouth 17Total crosses
Real Sociedad 4Bournemouth 4Defence
Total tackles
Real Sociedad 3Bournemouth 3Won tackle %
Real Sociedad 100Bournemouth 33.3Total clearances
Real Sociedad 3Bournemouth 9Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Real Sociedad v Bournemouth
League position, Real Sociedad 32nd, Bournemouth 7thTotal points, Real Sociedad 0, Bournemouth 3
Form guide
All competitions
Real Sociedad lose
v Atletico Madrid
0
3
Primera División
Bournemouth draw
v Brentford
2
2
Premier League
Real Sociedad won
v Elche
2
3
Primera División
Bournemouth won
v Lincoln City
4
0
League Cup
Real Sociedad draw
v Celta Vigo
0
0
Primera División
Bournemouth draw
v Newcastle United
2
2
Premier League
Real Sociedad won
v Espanyol
2
1
Primera División
Bournemouth draw
v Everton
1
1
Premier League
Real Sociedad lose
v Real Madrid
4
1
Primera División
Bournemouth lose
v Manchester City
2
1
Premier League
Previous scores
All competitions
Club Friendlies
Bournemouth 0 , Real Sociedad 0 on the 9th of August 2025
Bournemouth
Real Sociedad
9th of August 2025
Bournemouth 1 , Real Sociedad 1 on the 9th of August 2025
Bournemouth
Real Sociedad
9th of August 2025
Bournemouth 1 , Real Sociedad 2 on the 30th of July 2022
Bournemouth
Real Sociedad
30th of July 2022
Match Facts
This is the first ever encounter between Real Sociedad and Bournemouth, with the Spanish side winning just one of their previous 10 meetings with English sides (D3 L6).
Real Sociedad reached the round of 16 in their most recent season in European competition; the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League. Indeed, on home soil the LaLiga outfit are unbeaten in their previous five matches (W4 D1).
Bournemouth will be competing in their first ever season in major European competition, while Marco Rose will be leading a side in the competition for the first time since Borussia Dortmund in 2021-22.
Real Sociedad have lost two of their last 15 home games in major European competition in the group stages (W8 D5), keeping a clean sheet in four of their last five.
Mikel Oyarzabal has played the most games (40) and scored the most goals (12) in major European competition for Real Sociedad. He’s been involved in 10 goals in his last 13 starts in the UEFA Europa League (8 goals, 2 assists), scoring in each of his last three in the 2024-25 season.
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