Jeers rang out around Old Trafford as Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday with a 1-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich.
Kingsley Coman scored in the 70th minute to end the three-time European Cup winners' slim chances of advancing to the knockout stage.
A 12th defeat of the season in all competitions meant United could not even secure the safety net of a place in the Europa League after finishing bottom of Group A. Copenhagen advanced to the round of 16 behind group winner Bayern after beating Galatasaray 1-0.
That result meant even a United win would not have seen it advance to the next stage. And an embarrassingly early exit is the latest setback in a troubled campaign for manager Erik ten Hag.
Instead, unheralded Danish side Copenhagen qualified in second place after beating Turkish team Galatasaray 1-0 at home. Galatasaray finished third to qualify for the Europa League knockout round playoff above last-place United — which sustained 4-3 losses at Bayern and Copenhagen and conceded 15 goals in six games. It is only the fourth time a Premier League team has finished bottom of its Champions League group.
Indeed, the biggest competitors for the Champions League titles will be other teams. First and foremost, Man City. But the club coached by former Bayern coach Pep Guardiola won’t be the only challenger. Real Madrid, Barcelona, and PSG, if they advance on Wednesday, will also be potential challengers for Europe’s crown.
Bayern had created the better chances in the first half, with Leroy Sane the visitors’ biggest threat. But he got technique all wrong with an attempted side-foot volley from close range that failed to hit the target.
United’s best opportunity came through Shaw's long shot that was punched over by Manuel Neuer.
In a game of few chances, Bayern broke the deadlock with a goal of real quality.
Coman had harried United’s defenders as the home team struggled to play out from the back. When the ball broke loose, substitute Thomas Muller flicked it to Kane, who played an incisive pass into the run of Coman.
With only Andre Onana to beat, the forward powered a shot into the bottom corner.
Ten Hag made a host of changes in an attempt to find an equalizer that never looked likely as Bayern comfortably saw out the win.
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