The Danish team was behind twice and was able to come back: Elyounoussi, Goncalves, Lerager and Bardghji scored the goals in a historic victory. Höjlund (x2) and Bruno Fernandesa scored on the visit. (6:18)
A forgettable night for a Manchester United that ends up getting complicated in an unusual way in the UEFA Champions League , after going from 2-0 in favor to 4-3 against Copenhagen with two goals in the last ten minutes of play, that end up compromising their classification to the round of 16.
The Red Devils controlled the match in Denmark, but Rashford's expulsion ended up condemning them. Jan Christensen/FrontzoneSport via Getty Images
They are beginning to add up: the teams classified for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League
The Red Devils started on the right foot against the weakest rival in the group on a night that looked smooth, knowing that they had the obligation to beat the Danish team, which came last with just one point in the group completed by Bayern Munich and Galatasaray .
And with a double from Rasmus Hojlund, Erik Ten-Hag's team led 2-0 at 28', but the match would have a turning point at 42', when a stomp by Marcus Rashford , punished with yellow and later rectified with red by the VAR, everything would change.
The attacker went to the showers early and in a flurry Copenhagen went 2-2. First, with a great resolution from Mohammed Elyounoussi , and then from the penalty spot through Diogo Gonçalves , who took advantage of a VAR handball from Harry Maguire to equalize before the end of the first half. A nightmare for the English, who saw how they fell to third place and were left out of the qualifying zone for the round of 16.
But in the complement, United seemed to have some of the fortune that they lacked in the first stage . With one less, and few ideas, an offensive header from Maguire found this time a hand from his rival, and it was Bruno Fernandes who rescued him with the partial 3-2. As if that were not enough, at the same time Bayern had an advantage over Galatasaray and indirectly gave them second place in the group, giving them the desired peace of mind.
But at the end, the game once again became a nightmare for United: the team, nervous, gave too many defensive concessions that cost them the game. At 83', a passed cross for Lukas Lerager found him in the six-yard box and André Onana , where he only had to push it and unleash the madness of the local supporters . And with that wind in their shirt, Copenhagen achieved a quick comeback, with a powerful left foot shot from a rebound inside the Roony Bardghji area that left the goalkeeper with no chance and sentenced the Red Devils.
With the fall, Ten-Hag's team finishes last, even out of the UEFA Europa League positions , with just three points in four games and having to face Bayern and Gatasaray in the last few days.
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