Champions League: Man Utd edged out in seven-goal thriller against Copenhagen
Manchester United were dealt a major blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes as they fell to an agonising 3-4 defeat against Copenhagen.
Manchester United were dealt a major blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes as they fell to an agonising 3-4 defeat against Copenhagen.
Haaland was close to scoring six goals in a single match against RB Leipzig in UEFA Champions League. But Pep Guardiola denied him of this opportunity by substituting him in the 63rd minute of the game.
Atletico was given a penalty, but Lucas Hradecky stopped Yannick Carrasco's attempt, and Saul Niguez headed the rebound over the crossbar.
FC Barcelona got their Champions League off to a thundering start with a 5-1 rout of the Viktoria Plzen. And three of those goals were the work of Lewandowski, who has now scored 89 goals in the competition, the first three of those for Barca amounting to his sixth UCL hat-trick.
As Man City piled on the goals in the second half, Haaland became the youngest player ever to score 25 goals in the Champions League.
As of now, assistant head coach Hans Flick will take charge of the team.
Stats reveal that this Manchester United flop has performed better than Virgil van Dijk in one key aspect of the game.
Earlier in the week, it was extensively reported that Zidane might lose his job if his men lose to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League encounter on Tuesday.
Manchester United are not able to find any kind of form at the moment. They currently find themselves in the bottom half of the points tally.
Manchester United finished at the sixth place in the Premier League last season and consequently failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.