Bruno scored a hat-trick, bringing MU into the Europa League quarter-finals

In the 10th minute, Real Sociedad were awarded a penalty. Mikel Oyarzabal coolly kicked the ball into the far right corner, fooling Andre Onana, thereby raising the aggregate score after 2 matches to 2-1 for the La Liga representative.

Earlier, referee Bastien had made a controversial decision when he blew the whistle for Mathijs De Ligt after colliding with Oyarzabal in the penalty area. However, the main fault belonged to the duo Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu, who left the away team with too much space on the left wing.

After conceding the goal, MU rose strongly. In the 13th minute, Casemiro made an accurate long pass for Bruno Fernandes to penetrate the penalty area. Number 8 passed to Rasmus Hojlund but the Danish player was brought down by Igor Zubeldia. The referee once again pointed to the 11m mark. Bruno easily fooled Alex Remiro, bringing the match back to the starting line.

In the 30th minute, the opportunity opened up for Hojlund after a daring breakaway and cross from Josua Zirkzee. Just 4 meters from the goal, the former Atalanta star disappointed the fans and coach Amorim with a shot that went wide. The number 9 striker of MU still cannot score his first goal after 19 consecutive matches without scoring.

In the rest of the first half, MU maintained the initiative and had a few more opportunities. However, Dorgu or Bruno could not take advantage to help the Premier League representative increase the gap.

Right at the beginning of the second half, MU rushed to attack and soon reaped the reward of raising the score to 2-1. In the 50th minute, the main referee pointed to the penalty spot for the third time, after Dorgu was pushed down by Aritz Elustondo in the penalty area. Bruno stepped up again and easily defeated goalkeeper Remiro, thereby raising the total score to 3-2 for the "Red Devils".

The difficulties piled up for Sociedad, as just 13 minutes after conceding, they were down to 10 men. Jon Aramburu had just entered the field in the 56th minute but was sent off after preventing Dorgu from getting in front of the goalkeeper. Before that, Zirkzee had impressed with a through ball that tore through the visitors' defense.

MU played proactively after the opponent lost a man. In the 81st minute, Zirkzee had 2 close-range shooting opportunities but could not score. The home fans did not have to regret for long because just 6 minutes later, the Sociedad net shook for the third time. Garnacho made a delicate pass for captain Bruno to escape, completing his hat-trick with a decisive shot into the far corner. The midfielder born in 1994 has contributed to 27 goals for MU this season (15 goals, 12 assists).

Bruno's goal broke Sociedad. The visitors defended awkwardly and conceded a fourth goal in the 90+1 minute. Hojlund crossed the ball back from the sideline for Dalot to connect from close range, giving Remiro no chance to block.

In the end, MU won 5-2 after 2 matches. The next opponent of the Old Trafford team in the Europa League will be Lyon. The Ligue 1 representative is in great form when crushing FCSB 7-1 in the round of 16. The first leg of the quarter-finals will take place on April 11 and the second leg will take place on April 18. MU will play the first leg away.