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(Video) Watch:Andre Onana makes major howler to give Bayern Munich lead vs Man Utd, he looks gutted

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(Video) Watch:Andre Onana makes major howler to give Bayern Munich lead vs Man Utd, he looks gutted

Manchester United keeper Andre Onana was responsible for a major blunder against Bayern Munich.

Erik ten Hag’s side came into their Champions League group game encounter against Bayern Munich having just been humbled 3-1 against Brighton in the Premier League, while also contending with several injury and off-the-field issues.

Nevertheless, United’s first half-hour of the game was encouraging, only for the Bavarian giants to go ahead in the 29th minute courtesy of a howler from goalkeeper Onana.

Having barely threatened, Harry Kane fed Leroy Sane who cut onto his left foot and unleashed a tepid strike at goal, lacking in any real power or precision.

But as Onana went to ground to gather the shot, it somehow squirmed through his body and into the net.

Onana, looked visibly shaken by the gaff, and minutes later was once again picking the ball out of his own net as Serge Gnabry latched onto a Jamal Musiala cut-back, and struck a low finish into the far corner.

Questions had be raised over Onana’s shot-stopping ability before the Champions League match, given the goalkeeper had been beaten 10 times in his opening five games for United, with the club suffering three defeats in that time.

On the matter, however, Onana, who was bought from Inter Milan for £47.2million this summer with a reputation for being good with the ball at his feet, acknowledged that his first job has to be to keep it out of the net.

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(VIDEO) watch: Dortmund vs. Real Madrid: UEFA Champions league final highlights

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(VIDEO) watch: Dortmund vs. Real Madrid: UEFA Champions league final highlights

Real Madrid once again became European champions after their spirited second-half performance saw them storm to a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final.

Dortmund started the game incredibly well and took charge of the first half as they pressed Madrid high in their own half and forced uncharacteristic mistakes.

Their best period of play came as a result of finding Karim Adeyemi in space behind Carvajal, who quite simply didn’t have the legs to keep up with the pace of the 22-year-old Dortmund forward. Adeyemi’s first opportunity came as he looked to take the ball around Thibaut Courtois but that saw his angle tighten and ruin his shot at goal.

Ian Maatsen, who has attracted attention around Europe this season, then drifted from the left into the centre of the pitch before sliding through a sublime pass to Niclas Fullkrug. The German striker, who scored in the semifinal first leg versus PSG, slid along the surface to try to poke the ball past Courtois, which he managed, but it rebounded off the post and Madrid cleared the danger. The offside flag may have spared Madrid in any case.

The man of the match from the 2022 final then made a series of saves and showed no signs that it was his first Champions League game between the sticks this season after sitting out with an ACL injury for almost all of 2023/24.

Madrid went into the break in need of inspiration and they came out for the second half and forced Kobel into his first real save of the game. Vinicius was brought down on the edge of the box and Kroos took aim for the top-left corner, but the Dortmund keeper matched the strike.

Carvajal was then left wide open at the far post and had his effort terrifically stopped by Maatsen on the six-yard line. The Madridistas woke up and, for the first time, you heard their belief grow.

Madrid really kicked into gear after the hour mark as they surged down the wings through Rodrygo and Vinicius but each time they looked to pick someone out in the box, nobody was there.

Vinicius then clipped in a delightful ball aimed toward Bellingham in the box but the Englishman couldn’t get his head to it and Kobel failed to claim it mid-air, which saw the ball end up inches wide of the far post.

That period of pressure proved too much for Dortmund as one of Kroos’ corners was finally taken advantage of by the La Liga side. This time, the former Bayern player whipped it short and Carvajal beat Fullkrug to it by flicking it past Kobel to give Madrid the lead.

Madrid then hounded Dortmund’s 18-yard box in search of a second and did so through their brilliant Brazilian, Vinicius. He stroked home from the left past Kobel and sealed the victory after Maatsen’s error.

Dortmund thought they had fought their way back into it as Fullkrug found the back of the net but it was ruled out for offside.

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“We will beat Man united with anger’: Bayern star urges his teammates to be ruthless in Mancheser United UCL clash

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“We will beat Man united with anger’: Bayern star urges his teammates to be ruthless in Mancheser United UCL clash

As if Manchester United weren’t already the underdogs heading into their final Champions League group-stage match, the contest now has added incentive for Bayern Munich.

The German giants are on the back of being thoroughly humiliated in their most recent Bundesliga outing; a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of seventh-placed Eintracht Frankfurt away from home has left Bayern four points away from the top spot in the division – a place they’re so accustomed to occupying.

Prior to that, Bayern oversaw a goalless stalemate in their penultimate group-stage game versus Copenhagen. While they’d already qualified for the round of 16 ahead of kick-off, it saw their 17-game winning streak come to an abrupt end against unlikely opponents, though they still boast a 39-game unbeaten run in this stage of the competition.

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Such a statistic won’t make for pleasant reading for the currently in-disarray Red Devils, whose last-16 fate is out of their hands. A win over Bayern could still see them fail to qualify, as they would need Copenhagen and Galatasaray’s showdown to end in a draw.

Unfamiliar with the feeling of two winless matches, Thomas Muller has urged his teammates to use their bitterness as fuel to overturn United convincingly at Old Trafford tomorrow night.

“They [Frankfurt] bullied us in the first half-hour. In the second half, we didn’t play effectively enough to come back, and then of course it becomes unpleasant from that point on,” Muller said, as quoted by Manchester Evening News.

“There has to be a reaction following this. We need to tap into our anger – but we can’t lose our heads.

“I didn’t get the feeling that we didn’t want it, but Frankfurt definitely pushed harder and got their way. We’ll come back stronger, but we don’t have much time.”

 

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“He will destroy defenders : Man Utd told to brace up ahead of crucial Champions League tie vs Bayern Munich

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“He will destroy defenders : Man Utd told to brace up ahead of crucial Champions League tie vs Bayern Munich

Manchester United face Bayern Munich and Harry Kane in the Champions League on Tuesday night, needing victory to stand any chance of reaching the knockout stages.

Manchester United have been told to prepare for a fired-up Harry Kane when they face Bayern Munich in a must-win Champions League game on Tuesday.

United host Bayern at Old Trafford knowing they need to win and hope for a draw between Copenhagen and Galatasaray to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League. Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure following a shocking 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday.

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They will aim to bounce back against Bayern, who were thrashed 5-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga over the weekend. Thomas Tuchel’s side are four points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and Kane has not scored in the past two games, but the Bayern boss is certain he will bring his A-game against United.

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“Yes, for him 100 per cent. He is a winner, he is a champion,” Tuchel told The Sun. “It’s nice to go back to England and to Old Trafford. Harry will love it I think and is looking forward to it. Harry is a top pro and a fantastic guy who has adjusted very well to life in Germany.”

Kane was linked with a move to United over the summer, but ended up signing for Bayern in a deal worth an initial €100million (£86.4m) plus add-ons. He has been in fantastic form since moving to Bavaria, scoring 22 goals in 19 games across all competitions and Tuchel says that is down to his settled home life.

“Life in Munich is a good life,” he said. “He is fluent in German! Munich is a safe city, a beautiful city. We have a lot of nature and a lot of golf courses for Harry when he has some time off and everybody speaks English, which is good for him – that helps him a lot.”

Kane clearly does not regret choosing Munich over Manchester. Speaking at a press conference in September, he said: “Obviously over the summer I know there were some talks between a few clubs in the background, but Bayern was a team I was really interested by and really excited by, so there weren’t many other discussions.

“Once they came in, it was between them and Tottenham to talk, and the deal got done. My focus is on here, obviously Manchester United are a great club, a really big club as well, but I decided to come here and I’m really happy I have.”

Ten Hag is under huge pressure coming into the Bayern game, with United sixth in the Premier League and bottom of Group A in the Champions League.

United’s form at Old Trafford has been a particular concern, with Bournemouth the third side to win 3-0 there this season, while Galatasaray left with a 3-2 win back in October.

 

 

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