Kingsley Coman’s 70th-minute goal ended the three-time European Cup winners’ slim chances of advancing to the knockout stage and delivered a latest blow in an ever-worsening season for
The 12th defeat in all competitions this season meant United could not even secure the safety net of a place in the
“The facts are we do not have enough points, we are disappointed as a group, as a manager, I am disappointed. We should have done better,” Ten Hag said.
Injury to
United never looked like getting the win it needed after registering just one shot on target — a long-range effort from
“Sometimes you feel pretty lonely as a coach,” Bayern coach
It was only the second time that United has finished bottom of its
A record of 15 goals conceded in the group stage is the most by any
The odds had always been stacked against United after managing just one win in the group going into its final game.
Ten Hag’s team had to end Bayern’s tournament record 39-game unbeaten run in the group stages and still hope for a draw between
But United barely troubled a
“We had our moments but just didn’t take them,” Ten Hag said.
United’s prospects weren’t helped when, shortly before halftime, Maguire was substituted because of an apparent groin injury.
Another defender, Shaw, was then substituted at the break, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka coming on in his place.
United’s best opportunity came through Shaw's shot that was punched over by
Coman had harried United’s defenders as the home team struggled to play out from the back. When the ball broke loose, substitute
With only Andre Onana to beat, the forward powered a shot into the bottom corner to seal another painful defeat for Ten Hag.
As Tuchel looks ahead to the round of 16 and the potential of challenging for the title when the competition resumes next year, he spared a thought for his opposite number.
“Almost always I feel sympathy for the other coach but, of course, within the competition we try everything to win matches," he said. "These are the rules of high level sports and of sports in general.”
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