Takefusa Kubo is featured in the Europa League Magazine. Real Sociedad will face Bournemouth on Thursday at Anoeta in their first match of the competition, and he is candid about the team's ambitions. "I think our goal is to try to win the Europa League."

Takefusa Kubo emphasized that he is thriving at Real Sociedad. "I always wanted to play European football as soon as possible, and my situation only allowed me to start from age 18. At Real Sociedad, what matters most after arriving is your talent, not which country you come from, which makes you accepted and allows foreign players to integrate."

The Japanese star is delighted to have won the Copa del Rey last July. "I think I'm the kind of player who changes teams every year, but now I've been here season after season. I hadn't won any trophies in my professional career yet, even though I won everything as a child, but things change a bit when you enter professional football. Winning the Copa del Rey makes me very happy. At the same time, it also took the pressure off me—the pressure of not winning a trophy. Once you have a trophy in the cabinet, you can feel more at ease."

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