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Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Europa League debut

The Standard reported that Bournemouth marked their Europa League debut with a 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad on matchday one.

Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Europa League debut
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The Standard reported that Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in San Sebastian to open their Europa League league-phase campaign with a win. The result came in the club’s first appearance in the competition.

Bournemouth led inside 11 minutes when Justin Kluivert finished Adrien Truffert’s cross, and Rayan added a second soon after by getting on the end of Alex Scott’s pass. Real Sociedad pulled one back through Sergio Gomez, but Bournemouth held on.

The report said the victory left Bournemouth 10th in the 36-team table after matchday one. It was also framed as a notable upset given the opponent and the away setting.

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The Standard published a single-match report on Thursday evening, covering Bournemouth’s Europa League opener in San Sebastian. It is a single-publisher account rather than official club confirmation.

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Latest update: Bournemouth won 2-1 away to Real Sociedad in their first Europa League match.

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