La Real will seek this Thursday to consolidate its leadership in Group E of the Europa League
The txuriurdin technician, with numerous casualties, will be forced to rotate
The Real society has the opportunity this Thursday against the Sheriff Tiraspol of put your classification on track for the next phase and to settle in the leadership of Group E.
For this, you need a victory in Chisnau against a rival that adds three points less and that he cannot play in his usual stadium due to the UEFA veto to play matches in the Transnistria region, declared independent in 1990 and with a Russian majority.
The team of Imanol Sheriff comes to the game with confidence after add two victories in their first two games of this phaseand their recent win in Girona has only confirmed the good moment that the txuriurdin team is going through despite the numerous casualties they are suffering.
Tomorrow’s game is not going to be an exception, since the Orio coach will not be able to count on up to eight footballers. Mohamed-Ali Cho, Robin Le Normand, Igor Zubeldia, Ander Barrenetxea, Mikel Oyarzabal, and Sadiq Umar continue their recovery processes, and have joined them this week Andoni Gorosabelwho suffered a sprained his right ankle in the league match against Girona and that he has not even been able to train with the group.
Martin Zubimendiwho trained individually on Tuesday due to discomfort in his right knee, he did exercise this Wednesday with his teammates wearing a small bandage in the affected area, but although he has entered the call, everything indicates that Imanol will give him rest and will not force him.
rotations are coming
In that call 23 footballers have entered, with the main novelty of the presence of Pablo Marin, a 19-year-old midfielder from La Rioja who plays for Sanse and who this week has been present in training. Along with him, his teammates from the subsidiary have also entered the list Aritz Arambarri, Urko González de Zárate, Jon Karrikaburu and goalkeeper Unai Marrero.
With these 23 footballers, the coach of Real Sociedad will bet on Sola on the right side to replace Gorosabelwhile on the left there will be rotations and Rico will enter for Aihen.
Guevara is running as a midfielder for Zubimendiand Illarramendi could have options to enter Merino or Brais. Up karrikaburustarter against Omonia Nicosia, and the reappeared Carlos Fernandez have options to start in eleven, although the great moment of Kubo and Sorloth It supposes a guarantee to try to carry out a party that has its complexity.
Sheriff Tiraspol, who fell in the previous day at home against Manchester UnitedYou have nothing to lose and everything to gain. A year ago the Transnistrian team defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu (1-2), one of the biggest surprises in the history of the Champions League. Since then, he has changed coaches, but remains a rocky team that never gives up attacking on quick transitions.
the croatian Stjepan Tomas, who replaced the hero of the “Champions”, the Ukrainian Yuri Vernidub, has a typical team. After defeating Omonia on matchday one (0-3), repeated team against United and the weekend against Sfintul in the Moldovan league (3-0). The Nigerian duo formed by Akanbi and Atienwen played up front againalthough only the first saw the door.
Likely lineups
Real society: I recall; Single, Aritz, Pacheco, Rico; Guevara, Merino, Illarramendi, Silva; Kubo and Karrikaburu.
Sheriff: Koval; Kpozo, Radeljic, Ouattara, Diop; Badolo, Kiki, Kyabou, Zohouri; Akanbi and Atiemwen.
Referee: Harld Lechner (Austria)
Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru
Hour: 6:43 p.m.