Manchester United’s terrible Champions League season came to an end on Tuesday as they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich at home, sending them out of Europe.
Kingsley Coman scored the lone goal for the Bundesliga winners, who had long since secured their place in the round of 16, leaving United without even the slightest chance of qualifying for the Europa League.
Manager Erik ten Hag is under more pressure after a disastrous early exit from Europe’s top competition. Currently, ten Hag sits sixth in the Premier League.
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Long before Bayern arrived, United’s chances of qualifying for the Champions League were severely damaged after they lost three of their four games against Copenhagen and Galatasaray.
With the Turkish powerhouses finishing third, Copenhagen defeated Galatasaray 1-0 on Tuesday to move on to the round of 16 and join Bayern.
Only four times in history has an English team placed last in their Champions League group.
Ten Hag’s season came to an end on Saturday when Bournemouth defeated Manchester United 3-0 to win at Old Trafford for the first time ever.
In response, Raphael Varane was called back to the starting lineup by the former Ajax manager for the first time in almost two months.
Ten Hag has surprisingly kept the Frenchman off the field, but he will probably play a significant role in the upcoming games given that Tuesday’s action forced the replacement of Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, adding to an already extensive injury list.
Although Bayern was almost guaranteed to win Group A, Thomas Tuchel’s team needed to show themselves after losing badly to Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 on Saturday.
After making his comeback to England, Harry Kane started and set up Coman for the game-winning goal, which he scored by blasting past Andre Onana.
