Manchester United, who are fighting for the next place in the Champions League, lost their two-goal lead twice. In the final round of the group, the giant club is in a tight spot.
There is only one round of the group stage left in the men’s Champions League. Among the well-known big clubs, Manchester United’s situation before their last group match is difficult.
ManU had to settle for a 3-3 draw away from home against Galatasaray from Turkey late on Wednesday night.
The battle for the last place in Group A is tight, as Copenhagen, Galatasaray and ManU are all one point away from each other. Getting to the quarter-finals is not in the hands of the Manchester team.
The level of difficulty is increased by the fact that in their last game of the group they face Bayern Munich, who have already secured a place in the next round. On Wednesday, the mighty German club went without a win for the first time this Champions League season, when they ended up in a goalless draw with Copenhagen.
The fact that they put in a tight performance in their previous match against Bayern creates a little hope for Manchester United. Bayern was better at home in a goal-rich match with a score of 4–3. The teams’ second meeting will be played on December 12 at ManU’s home field.
Onana fumbled
For ManU, however, the draw was particularly bitter in the sense that they led the match twice with two goals at best.
After the first 20 minutes, it led 2–0 in Turkey Alejandro Garnachon and Bruno Fernandes with goals.
Hakim Ziyech narrowed it down at the half-hour mark from a free kick, but ManU took a two-goal lead again in the first half of the second half Scott McTominay by hitting
However, the sky darkened for the Mancherians about ten minutes later, when first Zieyech scored the second goal from a free kick situation. ManU goalkeeper Andre Onana fumbled trying to reach for the ball.
Ten minutes later Kerem Akturkoglu cannoned off with a handsome move to level the match.
Onana, who has been fumbling between the goalposts this season, was caught in the grips of the British media after the match. Among other things, the Guardian described Onana’s goal as a gift.
The Cameroonian keeper also received criticism for his first rebound goal of the match, which also came from a free kick. Onana took a bad position and read the situation completely wrong.
ManU head coach Erik ten Hag saw that the whole team did not defend well enough.
– We are leading 3–1, and we cannot afford such mistakes. Such mistakes cannot happen, he lamented in an interview with TNT Sports.