Manchester United‘s slim chance of a Champions League round of 16 spot ended with a 1-0 defeat by group winners Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday, piling more misery on Erik ten Hag’s beleagured team in an already rocky season. The three-time European champions needed both to beat Bayern in their group stage finale
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ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2023, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PSV Eindhoven coach Peter Bosz said the play of United States attacker Malik Tillman was “almost scary” as his side held on to a 1-1 draw with Arsenal to close out Champions League Group B play on Tuesday. Tillman, who plays with PSV
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2023, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United “should have done better” in the Champions League this season, but said their early exit from Europe doesn’t mean their campaign is effectively over. United’s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich, combined with FC Copenhagen‘s 1-0 win over Galatasaray,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — It’s been a slow death for Manchester United in the Champions League, but that doesn’t make Tuesday’s exit any less embarrassing. What started with defeat to Bayern Munich in September ended with another defeat to the Bundesliga champions, this time 1-0,
Dec 12, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the final match day! Europe’s premier club competition has provided plenty of exciting matchups, top talent and drama in the 2023-24 season. With eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, we’ll know who advances to the round of 16, who
A much changed Arsenal were pegged back to draw 1-1 away at Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday as both sides concluded their Group B campaign, having already secured a berth in the last-16. Eddie Nketiah put Arsenal ahead three minutes before the break but the home side equalised five
Dec 12, 2023, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Juventus and Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini retired from professional football on Tuesday, calling time on a career which began in 2000. Chiellini’s final game came in Saturday’s MLS Cup final, where his LAFC team were beaten 2-1 by Columbus Crew. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
Dec 12, 2023, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed that Erling Haaland will miss Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Red Star Belgrade but added that he expects him to be back in training on Thursday. Haaland, who is Man City’s top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions this
First-half goals from Romarinho, N’Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema earned Saudi champions Al Ittihad a 3-0 win over Auckland City at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Tuesday to progress to the second round of the Club World Cup. Making their first appearance in the tournament since their run to the semifinals in 2005,
Dec 12, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League shareholders have voted to limit the length of new player contracts to a maximum of five years. Clubs have been known to offer players long-term deals — Chelsea being most synonymous with the practice — in a method of spreading the cost of transfers