Real Sociedad have moved their wolves fixtures to Saturday 27 July and pushed Aston Villa to Tuesday 28 July during their England camp. The dates in England stay the same, but the opponents switch, and that changes the order of the two friendlies before the team returns to Zubieta.
Wolves and Aston Villa
The revised sequence now sends Real Sociedad to Walsall on Friday 26 July, then to the Bescott Stadium for Wolves at 18:00 on Saturday 27 July. One day later, at the same ground, Aston Villa come first at 20:30 on Tuesday 28 July. Real Sociedad then head back to Zubieta before continuing the trip with Toulouse in Tarbes on Friday 31 July.
Unai Emery and Asia
The change was made because Unai Emery’s side will head to Asia days later. Aston Villa are slated to play Indonesia All Stars in Jakarta on Saturday 1 August, then BG Pathum United in Thailand on Tuesday 4 August. The new order keeps the England dates intact while giving Aston Villa the tighter runway they need for the Asia leg.
Real Sociedad’s July run
Real Sociedad’s first summer game is scheduled against Racing on Saturday 18 July, and the club still awaits the date for the Euskal Herriko Txapela final against Athletic. That derby would take the tally to five friendlies, while a sixth remains uncertain with La Liga set to start the weekend of 15 August. For the reader, the key point is simple: the Wolves game now comes before Aston Villa, and the second match sits one night later than the original July 25 to July 28 window implied by the switch.
