Manchester City have another tough draw as they face Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, Ajax, and Borussia Dortmund in Group D of the UEFA Champions League this season. United have the easier task in Group H, with Braga, Galatasaray and CFR Cluj but both sides will remember their group stage exits in last season’s competition and […]
Europe
Euro misery for Reds
ATHLETIC BILBAO 2, MAN UNITED 1. (Bilbao win 5-3 on aggregate) MANCHESTER United’s exit from the Europa League was confirmed in Spain at the hands of Athletic Bilbao. And it brought the curtain down on a miserable European campaign for United, one which saw them lose four games, three of which were in the lesser […]
City’s Euro dream is over
MAN CITY 3, SPORTING LISBON 2 (3-3 on aggregate, Sporting win on away goals) MANCHESTER City’s hopes of landing the European consolation prize of victory in the Europa League was dashed by Sporting Lisbon on a dramatic night at the Etihad Stadium. After their elimination from the Champions League, City had been fancied to go […]
Can United reign in Spain?
MAN UNITED 2, ATHLETICO BILBAO 3. Manchester United must reign in Spain to keep alive their hopes of glory in the Europa League. If the Reds thought Europe’s lesser competition would be a cake walk after their early elimination from the Champions League, they were sadly mistaken at Old Trafford. United were lucky to lose […]
Nervous City sunk by defender’s backheel
SPORTING LISBON 1, MAN CITY 0 Nervous Manchester City will again have to overcome a one-goal deficit at home in the Europa League after going down to an opportunistic back heel from a central defender. City were hit just after the break by a cheeky goal from on-loan Sporting central defender Xandao after Joe Hart […]