REAL MADRID 3, MANCHESTER CITY 2 City took the lead twice in the Bernabeu but Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid showed the hunger that he claimed they lacked in their shock defeat against Sevilla at the weekend and twice levelled the scores before former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner with two minutes to […]
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Champions League draw for Manchester clubs
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 […]
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 […]