Manchester United had their worst campaign in the history of the Champions League this season. After losing to Bayern Munich this Tuesday, the English team ended the group stage with just four points: one win, one draw and four defeats.
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As a result, United lost both games against Bayern Munich (4-3 and 1-0), were defeated by Galatasaray at Old Trafford 3-2, beat Copenhagen 1-0 – Onana took a penalty at the end of the match match -, they were beaten 4-3 in Denmark and tied 3-3 in Turkey after opening a two-goal lead twice.
Thus, in total, 15 goals were conceded. It is the worst defense by a Premier League team in the history of the Champions League in the Champions model, and also the worst overall in the current edition (tied with Royal Antwerp).
The last time they were eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage, in 2020/21, the English team had at least three wins in their six games, as well as three defeats.
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Namely, a campaign this bad, only in 2005/06, in which they won one game, drew three and lost two (six points in total). Better than the current one.
It’s worth remembering that Manchester United haven’t reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League since the 2010/11 season, when they reached the final and lost to Barcelona. The English team has three European champion titles under its belt (1968, 1999 and 2008).
“We weren’t eliminated today. We had some good performances, but we made mistakes and in the end we didn’t do well enough. Today the performance was very good, we didn’t deserve to lose, but we lost. The players gave everything,” said coach Erik ten Hag .