2023-12-12 23:03:45
The Manchester United fiasco is perfect! The English record champions have already had to say goodbye to European competition as bottom of the group after the 0-1 defeat against Bayern Munich. Kingsley Coman scored the goal of the game.
The Red Devils would have needed a small miracle to reach the round of 16 anyway. In addition to a win against Bayern, Copenhagen and Galatasaray should have played a draw at the same time. But the surprise team from Denmark secured their second round of 16 ticket alongside the group winners from Munich with a 1-0 home win. Galatasaray can at least console themselves with the Europa League due to the Man United bankruptcy.
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Summer without winning the group and conceding a goal
Yann Sommer did not concede a goal for the third time in the 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad in the sixth group game, but the Spaniards can be happy about winning the group thanks to the better goal difference.
Behind them, Benfica grabbed third place at the last moment. Ex-FCB striker Arthur Cabral scored just seconds after coming on as a substitute in added time to make it 3-1 against Salzburg. Thanks to the lost direct encounter, the Austrians slipped into last place because of a single goal.
Real wins wild game in Berlin
In the meantime, Union Berlin had a taste of the big sensation against Real Madrid. Thanks to a goal from Volland shortly before the break, the Köpenickers could actually still hope for a European winter. But the Whites turned the game around thanks to a brace from Joselu. Thanks to a long-range shot from Kral, Union was able to equalize again, but Ceballos immediately made it 3-2 for Real. Thanks to a 2-0 win against Braga, Napoli also moved into the round of 16.
Lens eliminates Sevilla
Record winners Sevilla (five titles) have to wait for a sixth Europa League triumph. In the decisive duel for third place in the group, the Andalusians lost 1-2 against Lens. Veteran Sergio Ramos missed a penalty a quarter of an hour before the end to make it 1-1, but was lucky that Lens goalie Samba left the line too early. It worked in the second attempt, but Fulgini made everything clear deep in stoppage time for the French, for whom a point would have been enough. The game between the already qualified teams Eindhoven and Arsenal ended 1-1.
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