UCL: Hellish international campaign for the Red Devils ends - United out of Europe completely

Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League, finishing bottom of Group A with just one win (one draw, four losses) to their name after defeat to group winners Bayern Munich sealed their fate.

Having each suffered humiliating league defeats at the weekend, both sides were in need of a response, yet the pressure was firmly on the Manchester side, who required a win to stand any hope of Champions League progression. A fairly evenly-contested first half was characterised by United’s compact defensive unit restricting Bayern to half-chances. Leroy Sané was at the heart of the goalmouth action, combining well with Jamal Musiala before his direct run at goal was curtailed by Harry Maguire, and then misdirecting a volley from Kingsley Coman’s dangerous delivery. A speculative effort from Luke Shaw was the best the hosts could muster before the interval, but aside from Maguire’s forced substitution, Erik ten Hag would have been reasonably pleased at the break.

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After conceding three or more goals in four of their previous five Champions League group encounters, keeping the German champions at arm’s length marked a considerable improvement. Nonetheless, a goal for Copenhagen against Galatasaray in the group’s other fixture brought United’s perilous position back into full focus, with a Champions League exit guaranteed if that result was to hold. The Red Devils were certainly in the game as the clock ticked past the hour mark, restricting their opponents to very few presentable opportunities. However, after some patient probing, Bayern eventually broke the deadlock through Coman, who finished clinically after latching onto Harry Kane’s delicate pass into the box.

With less than 20 minutes to respond and qualification out of their hands, the writing was on the wall for Ten Hag. Ultimately, United weren’t able to extend their impressive unbeaten home streak against German sides (eight wins, three draws), falling to defeat which sees them finish behind Galatasaray on head-to-head record, exiting European competition with a whimper. Meanwhile, a professional yet underwhelming display from Bayern sees them extend their Champions League record undefeated group stage run to 40 games (36 wins, four draws) as they look forward to Champions League knockouts.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND 6

Tuesday

PSV - Arsenal 1-1 (0-1)

/Vertessen 50 - Nketiah 42/

Lens - Sevilla 2-1 (0-0)

/Frankowski 63 pen, Fulgini 90+6 - Ramos 79 pen/

Salzburg - Benfica 1-3 (0-2)

/Sucic 57 - Di Maria 32, Rafa Silva 45+1, Cabral 90+1/

Inter - Sociedad 0-0

Man.Utd. - Bayern 0-1 (0-0)

/Coman 71/

Copenhagen - Galatasaray 1-0 (0-0)

/Lerager 58/

Napoli - Braga 2-0 (2-0)

/Saatci 9 og, Osimhen 34/

Union Berlin - Real Madrid 2-3 (0-0)

/Volland 45+1, Kral 85 - Joselu 61, 73, Ceballos 89/

Wednesday

20:45: (7.75) Crvena Zvezda (4.80) Man.City (1.40)

20:45: (1.35) RB Leipzig (5.30) Young Boys (8.00)

23:00: (1.65) Atl.Madrid (3.70) Lazio (5.60)

23:00: (3.20) Celtic (3.60) Feyenoord (2.30)

23:00: (4.00) Dortmund (3.60) PSG (1.90)

23:00: (1.95) Newcastle (3.50) Milan (3.90)

23:00: (1.50) Porto (4.40) Shakhtar (7.50)

23:00: (5.50) Antwerp (3.90) Barcelona (1.63)

***odds are subject to change***