Real Sociedad 1–1 Manchester United
- Oyarzabal 70' (pen.)
- Zirkzee 57'
6 March 2025
The match in data
Real Sociedad and Manchester United drew 1–1 on 6 March 2025, in the 2024-25 Europa League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Aritz Elustondo (Real Sociedad), rated 75, thanks above all to 6 final-third passes and 3 tackles. Elustondo produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Manchester United, the highest-rated player was Matthijs de Ligt, with 69.
Aritz Elustondo
Real Sociedad · 63'
Produced 1.14× and cost 0.21× their position's average
- 6 final-third passes 1.7×
- 3 tackles 2.4×
- 2 interceptions 2.6×
- 2 misplaced passes 0.4×
- 1 duel lost 0.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aritz Elustondo ★ | Defender | 63 | 75 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Luka Sucic | Midfielder | 88 | 64 |
| Aihen Muñoz | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Igor Zubeldia | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Nayef Aguerd | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Ander Barrenetxea | Forward | 63 | 51 |
| Orri Óskarsson | Forward | 27 | 50 |
| Takefusa Kubo | Forward | 81 | 48 |
| Pablo Marín | Midfielder | 27 | 46 |
| Brais Méndez | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Jon Aramburu | Defender | 27 | 39 |
| Beñat Turrientes | Midfielder | 63 | 37 |
| Álex Remiro | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Sheraldo Becker | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Jon Ander Olasagasti | Midfielder | 2 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthijs de Ligt | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | Forward | 88 | 67 |
| Leny Yoro | Defender | 88 | 58 |
| Rasmus Højlund | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Casemiro | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | Forward | 78 | 45 |
| Diogo Dalot | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Patrick Dorgu | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| André Onana | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Christian Eriksen | Midfielder | 12 | no rating |
| Toby Collyer | Midfielder | 2 | no rating |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 2 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.