Watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth in the Europa League as the Cherries travel to northern Spain for their first-ever game in continental football. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
- Kick-off time: 8:00pm BST / 3:00pm ET / 5:00am AEST (Thu)
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The 2,000 Bournemouth fans who have travelled to San Sebastian will surely be pinching themselves when their team walks out at the 40,000-capacity Reale Arena, as a club who have spent most of their history in the bottom two divisions of the EFL play in Europe for the first time.
Sociedad will be targeting three points from this league phase opener, but they have endured a mixed start to the season and lost 3-0 at home to Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information you need to watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth online and from anywhere, in the Europa League 2026/27.
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How to watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth in the UK
Fans in the UK can watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth on TNT Sports and its streaming partner HBO Max.
The game is live on TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports 6, with kick-off at 8:00pm BST.
How to watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth in the US
Viewers in the US can watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth on Paramount+. Kick-off is at 3:00pm ET.
How to watch Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth in Australia
Stan Sport has live coverage of Real Sociedad vs Bournemouth in Australia. Kick-off is at 5:00am AEST on Friday.
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Real Sociedad start their 2026/27 Europa League campaign in the way they finished their previous one: with a tie against English opponents.
La Real were last in the competition in the 2024/25 season, when they lost 5-2 on aggregate to eventual finalists Manchester United in the Round of 16.
This league phase opener against Bournemouth should be another tough test for the La Liga outfit, who have taken seven points from their first six league games of the campaign and lost 3-0 at home to Atletico Madrid last Sunday - although the game was goalless with seven minutes remaining.
Igor Zubeldia and Pablo Marin are injury doubts for Sociedad, while right back Jon Mikel Aramburu is suspended having been sent off in the United tie two seasons ago.
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Bournemouth's historic first steps in European competition have been on the cards for some time, after their ninth-place finish in the Premier League in 2024/25 was followed by last term's club-record position of sixth.
The manager who led them to that feat, Andoni Iraola, would have been set for a Basque homecoming had he still been in charge, but his excellent work with the Cherries landed him a job at Liverpool.
He was replaced by Marco Rose and the German appears to have settled quickly into the role, although Bournemouth's performances in the Premier League haven't necessarily been backed up by results after they conceded late goals against Manchester City, Everton and Newcastle United, before drawing 2-2 with Brentford last weekend.
Rose remains confident that his team are on the right path and that is certainly true of a club who will make history tonight with the first European fixture of their 127-year history.
FourFourTwo's prediction
Real Sociedad 1-2 Bournemouth
The Cherries are rookies on the European stage, but they shouldn't be underestimated.
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