Thursday, December 08, 2011

MANCHESTER UNITED DUMPED OUT of Champions League by Basel

United are out of the competition after an embarrassing loss in Switzerland. 
Basel 2

 Manchester United 1 (http://www.manutd.com/en.aspx)

Manchester United made a quiet exit from the Champions League group stage in this raucous stadium. With this win it was Basel who proceeded to the last 16. Their right to be there cannot be contested. They even rounded off the display with a late goal. In the 84th minute Xherdan Shaqiri's inswinging and bouncing cross from the right was headed home by Alexander Frei for a 2-0 lead. (...)

United themselves it is understood, are not the devil-may-care side of times gone by, but it still came as a little surprise that there was not a relentless vehemence. Ferguson would have realised once more that there is much yet to be done at the club.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/dec/07/manchester-united-champions-league-basel
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        Manchester City 2 (http://www.mcfc.co.uk/)

Bayern Munich 0
David Silva shines against Bayern Munich but Manchester City go out.
Victory against Bayern was not enough to send City through, as Napoli beat Villarreal. 

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