La Real draws, 0-0, with Salzburg, and needs a point in Milan to be first in the group

Euskaraz irakurri: Realak 0-0 berdindu du Salzburgoren aurka, eta puntu bat behar du Milanen multzoko lehena izateko

The Real society ha tied, 0-0before him Salzburgthis Wednesday night, at the Reale Arena, in the fifth day of the group stage of the Champions League of the 2023-24 season. So, with 11 points Added to the five games played so far, Imanol’s team, already qualified for the round of 16, maintains first position in group D, with the same points as Inter Milanthat also has tied, 3-3before him Benfica, in Lisbon; Real and Inter, consequently, are going to play for first place in the group on the last dayon Tuesday, December 12, in a match that will be decisive for both teams but to which Real arrives with the certainty that The tie serves to achieve the definitive leadership.

It has been a very intense night in San Sebastián, in which Imanol’s team, which has made several changes to the starting line-up, has increased its pressure and ended up pinning down Salzburg and deserving of the victory. This has not arrived, and the result, in short, leaves everything as it was, with the perspective of a sixth and final day that promises a lot of excitement.

In the first half, Real had the ball in their possession and tried to move it quickly, as they usually manage to do, but they found a good response from Salzburg, and the result was that the 34,419 spectators who were in attendance Anoeta have been able to enjoy a good show. The clearest scoring play came from the Austrian team, in the 15th minute, and it concluded with a shot against the post by Nene, who, after a good counterattack, stayed one-on-one with Remiro, but was unable to beat to the Navarrese goalkeeper.

Oyarzabal, from the edge of the area, Turrientes, close to the goal, first, and with a great shot, later, and Zakharyan, in a cross-shot, had the goal close for Real, in the first 45 minutes. The Reale Arena was enjoying itself, encouraged even more by the 3-0 that Inter Milan conceded in Lisbon, and Real went into the break with the feeling that they had a great team in front of them.

In the first minutes of the second part, it was more difficult for Imanol’s team to reach Alexander Schlager’s goal, but once they did, in the 61st minute, with a beautiful left-footed shot from Brais, the Gipuzkoan team overwhelmed Salzburg and played at a great level in the final stretch of the match. The entry of Kubo, above all, and Sadiq have given much more depth to Real, who in the last minutes have locked down the Austrian squad and have sought the goal with great insistence.

The chances have succeeded one another in a final sprint that has been spectacular. Zubimendi, after a very good run on the right by Kubo, had the score at 1-0, but the ball went wide; The same thing did not happen, already in extra time, with an excellent direct free kick by Take Kubo, who was sneaking in, but was met with an outstanding save by goalkeeper Schlager.

The final tie, together with the one that was also recorded at the Da Luz stadium, leaves Real one point away from being first in the group. The San Siro match will be decisive, and the expectation is enormous, with a displacement of the Txuri-Urdin fans that aims to remain in memory.

Data sheet

0 – Royal Society: Remiro; Odriozola (Traoré, m.74), Aritz (Pacheco, m.46), Zubeldia, Aihen; Zubimendi, Turrientes, Brais (Barrenetxea, m.65); Cho (Kubo, m.74), Oyarzabal (Sadiq, m.80) and Zakharyan.

0 – FC Salzburg: Schlager; Dedic, Piatkowsi, Pavlovic (Morgalla, m.46), Ulmer (Baidoo, m.84); Sucic, Bidstrup, Gloukh (Forson, d.78), Capaldo; Nene (Konate, m.62) and Ratkov (Simic, m.62).

Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine). He has cautioned Aritz (38), for Real Sociedad, and Dedic (91 + 1) for Salzburg.

Incidents: Match corresponding to the fifth day of the Champions League, played at the Reale Arena, before 34,419 spectators.