How to watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad: Live stream, TV details for Europa League clash

Diogo Dalot of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD8 match between Fotbal Club FCSB and Manchester United at National Arena Stadium on January 30, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.
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Watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad on the evening of Thursday March 13 for a crunch clash in the last-16 phase of the 2024/25 Europa League, with all the details here on live streams and TV broadcasts globally.

After last week's 1-1 draw in the first leg in San Sebastián, it's honours even and finely poised for the decider at Old Trafford. Can United get over the line, or will their torrid season take another turn for the worse?

Read on for all the details on how to watch Man United vs Sociedad live streams wherever you are in the world.

Key information

• Manchester United vs Real Sociedad Date: Thursday, 13 March, 2025

• Manchester United vs Real Sociedad Kick-off time: 8pm GMT / 3pm ET

• Manchester United vs Real Sociedad Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

• Manchester United vs Real Sociedad Free stream: Auvio (Belgium)

• Manchester United vs Real Sociedad TV & streaming: TNT Sports, Discovery+ (UK) | Paramount+ (US)

• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free

Can I watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad for free?

You can watch Man United vs Real Sociedad for free, if you're in Belgium.

Public broadcaster RTBF has the rights to this game and will show it live on linear television, while also providing a Man United Sociedad free live stream on its streaming platform, Auvio.

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You need to register with with Auvio but you don't need to pay anything. The offering includes live and on-demand sport and TV.

Coverage is geo-restricted to Belgium so if you're out of the country right now, you'll need a VPN to get your usual Auvio access – more on that below.

How to watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad from anywhere

What if you're away from home for Manchester United vs Real Sociedad, and your usual streaming service is geo-restricted? Well, there is a neat solution. A VPN - or Virtual Private Network - is a piece of software that sets your IP address to make your device appear to be in any country in the world.

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Watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad in the UK

In the UK, you can watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad on TNT Sports and Discovery+.

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On TV, the game will air on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off. To get TNT Sports you'll need to adjust your pay-TV package.

If you want to watch Man United vs Sociedad online, Discovery+ is the online home of TNT Sports, with subscriptions costing £30.99 a month.

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Watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad in the US

Paramount+ is the home of Europa League soccer in the US, and that's where you can find a Manchester United vs Real Sociedad live stream.

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Paramount+ plans start from $7.99 a month, and with that you also get every Champions League live stream. They also have a free trial at the moment so you could in theory watch the game for free if you didn't feel you'd get enough value out of it long-term.

What if you're away from the US right now? You can still access Paramount+ by using a VPN to unblock your usual streaming services. NordVPN comes highly recommended by our colleagues at TechRadar.

Where else can I watch Manchester United vs Real Sociedad?

Canada: DAZN

Australia: Stan Sport

New Zealand: DAZN

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick manages the How To Watch content across FourFourTwo and the other sports publications at Future. He's an NCTJ qualified journalist with a decade of experience in digital sports media. A lifelong Evertonian, he now plies his own footballing trade on the bobbly pitches of the famous Bristol Downs League.