Lazio beat 10-man Real Sociedad 3-1 at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Thursday night to clinch their place in the Europa League top eight with a match to spare. Mario Gila, Mattia Zaccagni and Taty Castellanos scored for the Roman side in the first half.

Real Sociedad are not yet assured of their place in the Europa League knockout stages, as they were to a damaging 3-1 defeat against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.Imanol Alguacil named his strongest

Marco Baroni does not want Lazio injuries and bans to be an excuse as they welcome Real Sociedad to secure Europa League progress this evening. ‘Nothing has been achieved yet.’ It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20.00 GMT. You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and AZ Alkmaar-Roma on the Liveblog.

A group of about 70 Real Sociedad fans was attacked at a local bar in Rome overnight ahead of the Spanish club’s Europa League match at Lazio on Thursday, police said.Three Sociedad fans were reported injured by stab wounds.

Marco Baroni could make a handful of changes to his Lazio side, who are playing for a guaranteed spot in the Europa League top eight when they host Real Sociedad at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday

At the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Lazio will host Real Sociedad in the penultimate matchday of the Europa League group stage.The contest kicks off on Thursday at 21:00 local time.Lazio Team News,