Rosenborg v Real Sociedad background
Denied a critical home win on matchday 4 when they conceded a last-gasp equaliser to Zenit, Rosenborg perform Real Sociedad, a organisation stage’s top-scoring team, meaningful zero reduction than a attainment this time will keep alive their hopes of serve progress.
Previous meetings
• Real Sociedad’s initial diversion opposite Norwegian opponents finished in a 4-0 win on matchday one as Rosenborg were good beaten in San Sebastian. Diego Llorente non-stop and sealed a scoring, David Zurutuza and a Jørgen Skjelvik possess idea anticipating a net in between.
• Rosenborg’s record in 20 matches opposite Spanish teams is now W5 D3 L12. At home it is W4 D1 L5, with defeats in a final dual and 5 of a final seven, when they have managed usually one win.
Form guide
• Norwegian champions Rosenborg have won usually 3 of their 13 home fixtures in a UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League organisation theatre (D3 L7), many recently on matchday dual opposite Vardar (3-1).
• Real Sociedad have mislaid 5 of their final 7 European divided games, nonetheless their many new such tie resulted in a 6-0 attainment during Vardar on matchday three – a club’s biggest European attainment and also a biggest divided win in a story of a UEFA Europa League, organisation theatre to final.
• Rosenborg, who won both legs opposite final season’s runners-up Ajax in a play-offs, have seemed in 4 UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League organisation theatre campaigns yet are nonetheless to make serve swell – nonetheless they have done it into a turn of 32 on 3 occasions around a UEFA Champions League organisation stage.
• Although Real Sociedad played in a UEFA Champions League organisation theatre in 2003/04 and 2013/14, a San Sebastian side are creation their entrance during this connection of a UEFA Europa League.
Links and trivia
• The tour from San Sebastian to Trondheim is a small brief of 2,400km.
• Rosenborg’s Nicklas Bendtner and Real Sociedad’s Carlos Vela were team-mates during Arsenal from 2005–12, nonetheless both were loaned out for prolonged spells during those 7 years.
• Rosenborg, who are celebrating a 100th anniversary of their substructure this year, clinched their third unbroken Norwegian joining pretension with 3 matches to gangling on 4 Nov when closest rivals Molde mislaid during home to Kristiansund.
• Real Sociedad have not incurred a singular yellow or red label in a initial 4 matchdays – a usually one of a 48 competing teams to have achieved that feat.
• La Real are a highest-scoring organisation in a foe after 4 games with 14 goals. The foe record series for a organisation theatre as a whole is 22 – set by Napoli in 2015/16.
• Two Real Sociedad players now tip a 2017/18 UEFA Europa League assists draft – Sergio Canales with 5 and Xabi Prieto with four.
• Real Sociedad’s Brazilian striker Willian José, who scored 4 goals in a 6-0 win during Vardar, celebrates his birthday (26th) on a day of a diversion – as does haven goalkeeper Toño RamÃrez (31st).
• Suspended for subsequent compare if booked: Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg).
The coaches
• Trondheim-born Kåre Ingebrigtsen has directed Rosenborg to 3 unbroken Norwegian titles given holding over in 2014. He played for a bar in 3 spells as a midfielder, and was on a books during Manchester City from 1992–94.
• Real Sociedad trainer given 2015, Eusebio Sacristán can finish a full set of vital UEFA trophies this season, carrying won a European Cup and Cup Winners’ Cup as a midfielder with Barcelona. He was also Barcelona’s partner manager and B organisation boss.