Real Sociedad reach the Europa Cup quarter-finals
The *txuri-urdin* side secured a 2-0 victory away at Fenerbahçe to book their place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women’s Cup. Goals from Collete Ndzana, into her own net, and Sonya Keefe decided the match, building on their 2-0 win from the first leg.
11 NOV 2026
The Basque side are through to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women’s Europa Cup. Real Sociedad got off to the best possible start. In the very first minute, a dangerous cross from Cecilia Marcos looking for Sonya Keefe was deflected by Collete Ndzana, who turned the ball into her own net, catching her goalkeeper wrong-footed. 0-1 on the scoreboard for the Basque club. Gorka Álvarez's side were in control of the match, proving far superior to their opponents, though they gave them a sniff by taking a few too many risks playing out from the back. Even so, Julia Arrula had to make a brilliant save to keep out a fierce left-footed strike from Ndzana, who came close to making up for her earlier mistake only to be denied by the visiting goalkeeper.
Although the hosts failed to create much danger, the 0-2 didn't take long to arrive. Before the break, Cecilia Marcos was decisive once again, delivering a corner that Sonya Keefe headed into the back of the net to extend the lead and score her first goal for Real Sociedad. The Turkish side were left looking for a miracle in the second half. Gorka Álvarez's team had the match under control; once again, Sonya Keefe came close to scoring another, and María Molina returned to action after recovering from a serious injury. The Turkish club tried their luck late on with a shot from Busem, and another from Abideem which hit the woodwork. The final whistle confirmed their qualification, where Eintracht Frankfurt now await them in the quarter-finals.
















