Man Utd faces the risk of not passing the group stage of the C1 Cup – Champions League after receiving 3 defeats in 4 matches.
The 3-4 loss to Copenhagen caused Man Utd to lose the right to self-determination in the race to win tickets to the round of 16 of the C1 Cup – Champions League. This is the third defeat in 4 matches for coach Erik ten Hag and his team in the group stage.
The home team at Old Trafford is temporarily at the bottom of the table with 3 points. Ranked above them are Galatasaray and Copenhagen (both 4 points). Bayern Munich is sure to advance, after winning all 4 matches and gaining 12 points.
In theory, being only one point behind the two opponents ranked above helps Man Utd maintain hope. However, Red Devils fans must remember that in the remaining two matches, they have a match against Bayern Munich. In addition, Galatasaray is not a strong team, but playing on the Turkish club’s field is always difficult for every team.
Even if they win both of these matches, coach Erik ten Hag and his team are still not sure of continuing. There is still a theoretically possible case that Copenhagen also wins both Galatasaray and Bayern Munich, the Danish representative is the team that advances to the next round.
In the immediate future, Man Utd has no choice but to gain 6 points in the remainder of the group stage, and hope that Copenhagen draws or loses in one of the last two matches, from which there is hope of winning tickets to the knock-out round. out of the Champions League according to the slot reserved for the 2nd ranked team in Group A.
However, this is just a theory. In fact, it will not be easy for Man United to defeat Galatasaray at the “pan of fire” at Rams Park. When playing at home, the Turkish team once caused many difficulties for Bayern Munich. If they lose this match, coach Erik ten Hag and his team’s chance of continuing is almost zero.
Not to mention in the final match, Man Utd will have to face a powerful Bayern Munich. Home field advantage is unlikely to help the Premier League representative close the gap in qualifications against one of the giants of the continental arena with 20 consecutive times passing the Champions League group stage.
According to Opta, this is the first time in Champions League history that Man Utd lost when leading 2-0. In addition, coach Ten Hag continued to create another bad statistic, losing 9 of the first 17 matches of the season. The last time Man Utd lost that much was in the 1973/74 season. That was also the season the Red Devils had to be relegated.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, the Old Trafford team’s best achievement in the Champions League is only reaching the quarterfinals (2018/19 and 2013/14), the remaining 3 times being eliminated from the group stage, 3 times. eliminated in the round of 16.