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.

