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Shocking: Manchester United and Man City fail to reach Champions League Last 16

Angela Asante, December 7 2011,
Incredibly, Manchester United and Manchester City have failed to reach the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League’s Round of 16!
Unbelievable: Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs will have to play in the UEFA Europa League.
Unbelievable: Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs will have to play in the UEFA Europa League.
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The Red Devils needed a positive result in Switzerland. Instead, they lost 2-1 against a daring FC Basel team. Marco Streller scared Manchester United early on as Patrice Evra and David de Gea had no chance inside the defensive area.

Nani and Wayne Rooney were hoping to turn the tables around for Manchester United but their efforts couldn’t answer the fans’ calls. Even the experience of Ryan Giggs didn’t influence the result for the Red Devils. Xherdan Shaqiri, however, displayed a man-of-the-match performance as FC Basel’s attacking line appeared too strong for Manchester United’s backline.

To round up Fergie’s misery, Alexander Frei stole the moon for his side with an 85th minute goal. Phil Jones’ strike, a minute from normal time, couldn’t prevent the Red Devils from being relegated from the UEFA Champions League to the UEFA Europa League.

Elsewhere, Manchester City recorded a historic 2-0 win at home against Bayern Munich. Unfortunately for the Citizens, who dazzled at Eastlands, it was too little, too late. This should have been the result to get on Matchday 5. With Napoli winning against Villarreal, Manchester City’s hopes subsequently fell apart.

The lineup for the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League’s Last 16 is now set. Bayern Munich, Napoli, Internazionale, CSKA Moscow, Benfica, FC Basel, Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Olympique Marseille, APOEL, Zenit, Barcelona, AC Milan all have tickets for the knockout stages of the tournament.

Trabzonspor, Ajax, Valencia, Olympiacos, FC Porto and Viktoria Plzen will play in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League alongside giants Manchester United and Manchester City.

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