Bruno Fernandes hat-trick sends Man United into Europa League quarter-finals

Bruno Fernandes shined with a hat-trick to help Man United defeat Real Sociedad 4-1 in the second leg early on March 14 to win the right to enter the Europa League quarter-finals.

Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick to send Man United into the Europa League quarter-finals - Photo: Reuters

In the first leg, the two teams drew 1-1. In the second leg, Man United played at home at Old Trafford but were behind 0-1 from the 10th minute. The goal was scored by Mikel Oyarzabal from the penalty spot.

But just 6 minutes later, Bruno Fernandes also successfully executed the penalty to help Man United equalize 1-1. After that, Man United continued to attack but could not penetrate the opponent's net.

In the 50th minute, Man United were awarded another penalty and Bruno Fernandes scored again to help the Red Devils take a 2-1 lead. In the 63rd minute, Real Sociedad suffered another loss when Aramburu received a second yellow card and was sent off.

In the remaining minutes, Real Sociedad tried to push forward to find an equalizer but failed. Not only that, they also conceded two more goals after shots by Bruno Fernandes in the 87th minute and Diogo Dalot in the 90+1 minute.

With a 4-1 victory in the second leg, Man United secured a ticket to the quarter-finals with a final result of 5-2 after two matches. With no hope in other arenas, the Europa League is considered the main arena and at the same time the only chance for Man United to seek a place in the European Cup next season.

* In another notable match, Tottenham also won 3-1 against AZ in the second leg to win a ticket to the quarter-finals with a final result of 3-2 after two matches. In addition, Athletic Bilbao, Lyon, Lazio also won tickets.

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