Real Sociedad focuses on the first leg of the Europa Cup Round of 16
The txuri-urdin will face Fenerbahçe on Wednesday, October 28th at 19:00h in Zubieta in the first leg of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup round of 16. The Donostiarras arrive after a 4-0 victory over Heart of Midlothian in the previous round. The match will be broadcast on YouTube.
27 OCT 2026
The UEFA Women's Europa Cup flags are already flying in Zubieta. Real Sociedad faces the first leg of the Round of 16 in the second European competition at home, aiming to secure a positive result for the return leg. After falling 2-6 on aggregate against Chelsea in the Champions League qualifiers, Gorka Álvarez's side won 4-0 against Hearts on aggregate in the second qualifying round. Furthermore, including that victory, the San Sebastián team has gone four consecutive matches unbeaten across all competitions. This good run has seen them climb to 12th place in Liga F Moeve with 9 points. Aiara Agirrezabala and Paula Fernández will be the two absentees for the Basque side in this duel, while María Molina could make her first appearance since returning to the txuri-urdin squad after receiving medical clearance last week.
For their part, Fenerbahçe also dropped into the Europa Cup after losing in the Champions League qualifiers. Despite beating FC Kharkiv 1-2, the Ottoman side fell to OH Leuven 1(4)-1(2) on penalties. Nevertheless, the Turkish team eliminated Minsk in the Europa Cup preliminary round with a 1-5 aggregate score. Furthermore, Gökhan Bozkaya's team occupies 3rd position in their domestic competition with 16 points from five wins and one draw, although they are one point behind their title rivals. Paraguayan Soledad Belotto, who played for Alhama CF ElPozo in Liga F Moeve last season, is the 'infiltrator' in the Ottoman squad. The return leg will be played on Wednesday, November 11th at 18:00 in Istanbul, where Real Sociedad will seek to advance to the quarter-finals of this tournament to continue dreaming in the second European competition.
Kick-off time and how to watch the match
The match between Real Sociedad and Fenerbahçe, the first leg of the UEFA Women's Europa Cup Round of 16, will take place on Wednesday, October 28th at 19:00 in Zubieta and will be broadcast on the Basque side's YouTube channel.