UCL: Man Utd crash out of Europe after 1-0 defeat to Bayern
Manchester United exited Europe after a 1-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday, capping off a disastrous Champions League campaign for the Red Devils.
The only goal for the Bundesliga champions, who had long since guaranteed their spot in the last 16, was scored by Kingsley Coman, leaving United without even the consolation of slipping into the Europa League.
An disappointing early exit from Europe’s best competition adds to the strain on manager Erik ten Hag, who currently finds himself in sixth place in the Premier League.
The damage to United’s Champions League hopes was done long before the arrival of Bayern when they failed to win three of their four games against Copenhagen and Galatasaray.
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Copenhagen beat Galatasaray 1-0 on Tuesday to join Bayern in the last 16, with the Turkish giants finishing third.
It is just the fourth time than an English side has finished bottom of their Champions League group.
A troubled season for Ten Hag reached a new low on Saturday when Bournemouth won for the first time at Old Trafford and with ease in a 3-0 victory.
The former Ajax boss responded by recalling Raphael Varane to the starting line-up for the first time in nearly two months.
The Frenchman has been surprisingly frozen out by Ten Hag, but is likely to have a big part to play in the coming weeks as Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw had to be replaced during Tuesday’s action, adding to an already lengthy injury list.
Bayern were already assured of progressing as Group A winners but Thomas Tuchel’s men had a point to prove themselves after suffering a 5-1 hammering at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Harry Kane started on his return to England and played a decisive role in the winning goal as he teed up Coman to blast past Andre Onana.
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