Solskjærs United eliminated from Champions League despite strong final sprint



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For Ole Gunnar Solskjær and his United, on the other hand, there will be matches in the B Europa League tournament in the spring season. United suffered from cheating on Basaksehir after beating Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig at the start of the Champions League.

The task was also easy before Wednesday’s game in Germany. Both a win and a draw would continue to advance from Group H.

It should be very difficult, just over a month after United won 5-0 in the opposite game at Old Trafford.

Pangstart

Because within two minutes it had been played tight for the first time from Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer fired a deflected shot from the right that the visiting goalkeeper did well to deflect. The defender on loan from Manchester City scored the 1-0 goal.

In the 13th minute, United’s defense faced a new and twisted test. Leipzig played the ball across the field, followed by the visitors’ rear. Thus, Amadou Haidara had to enter only from the opposite side and hit Angeliño’s post in the goal two goals ahead.

Soon after, the hosts could have risen to 3-0 with a great opportunity. Angeliño got involved again, and his post found an unmarked Emil Forsberg on the field. The Swede was allowed to shoot from ten meters away, but sent the ball out.

Utur

It was far between United’s chances, but the hosts still had dangers to offer. After half an hour of play, Ibrahima Konaté headed off the post and fellow stopper Willi Orban pushed the return to the goal from close range. However, the score was canceled for offside after a video verification, and Solskjær escaped in horror in that case.

United opened the second half fresh and showed trends. Ten minutes after the break, Bruno Fernandes hit a terrifying ball into the Leipzig field, but captain Harry Maguire was too late to direct it into goal.

On a free kick mid-inning, Fernandes proved himself. However, his shot went wide.

And where United was unsuccessful, they would hit the other way the next minute. The weak communication between the goalkeeper and the United defense allowed substitute Justin Kluivert to dash forward and put the ball over David de Gea to 3-0.

Fought back

United were awarded a penalty in the 78th minute, and Bruno Fernandes made no mistake, effortlessly scoring the tying goal. The 3-1 goal created new excitement in the match.

More drama followed three minutes later. Paul Pogba headed a Fernandes corner to the ground, and the ball went through Konaté’s thigh and into the goal at 2-3.

Unfortunately for the English, there were no more great opportunities. The victory means that Leipzig climbs to 12 points and becomes one or two in the group. It depends on what happens to Paris Saint-Germain’s home game against Basaksehir.

The settlement in Paris had to be postponed due to accusations of racism by the fourth judge in the direction of the Basaksehir court, and at the time of writing this article has not started again.

United ends the group stage match in third place with nine points. Had it not been for the work accident in Basaksehir (loss by 1-2), Solskjær’s men would have overtaken Leipzig due to better goal difference in the mutual arrangement.

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