Manchester United had no choice but to cling to the epic, the hope and the shield in the first grand final of the season against Bayern Munich, which did not exactly come at the best moment of the season for the English, even though the Bavarians there is a small arrow pointing down.
Erik ten Hag knew, it was life or death. For the club, but especially for him. There is no margin for error in a poisoned match because the reality is that the Red Devils cannot even count on themselves to advance to the round of 16 and they still have the possibility of being left out of European competition, which would be a death sentence. without the possibility of exonerating the Dutch coach.
The atmosphere at Manchester United was not helpful. Perhaps looking at the classification of the Premier League, the season is still not as bad as the environment would like, but what is really dangerous is that, the pressure that exists in a club tired of failure. There was talk of a plot in a locker room that fed up with their coach, although Scott McTominay had previously assured them they were on his side.
Losing against Bournemouth is not the ideal scenario to play against Bayern Munich. Why lie? Ten Hags, who with the absences of Lisandro, Eriksen and Casemiro, and with Sancho on the side, did not have much room for imagination in his eleven. Hojlund, a substitute last weekend, was at the top of the attack and it wouldn’t be a bad game to start scoring goals, the big problem for United, who had Rashford as a substituted for some games due to his poor performance. .
It is clear that the rival does not join if the idea is to achieve a victory. But as a positive, Bayern have the task and the first position in its pocket, so it can probably make changes. The bad thing is that the team only conceded a ‘small hand’ against Eintracht and the oven for the buns is not there, so Tuchel may choose to try to raise the morale of the team with a team of guarantees that will hit the table after two games without a win. Kane aims to start, a former scourge of the Red Devils who will surely want to continue that dynamic now that he is out of the Premier League.
A victory for the ticket
Copenhagen and Galatasaray are the other group matches and the one where the second in the group is likely to emerge. With one point more than United, both face each other in a war in Denmark to join Bayern Munich and extend the dream, something that will prove a victory for either. Through the squad, the Ottomans should be the favorites with an attack made up of names like Icardi, Ziyech, Ndombélé and Lucas Torreira, former players of the greatest elites, but the total football of Copenhagen, if where Elyounoussi is the biggest headache for defense rivals, could be a surprise factor in another ‘final’
Source: La Verdad
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