Manchester United’s 2015/2016 UEFA Champions League journey is officially over. The Red Devils suffered a 3-2 defeat in the hands of Bundesliga giants, Wolfsburg on Tuesday, December 8, 2015.
The result implies that Wolsfburg finished top of the group B with 12 points while PSV Eindhoven finished second with 10 points after a victory over CSKA Moscow. Manchester United’s 8 points will now land them in the Europa League.
The first goal of the game came in the 10th minute after Anthony Martial beautifully finished off a perfect pass from United’s no. 10, Juan Mata.
Wolfsburg leveled the scores few minutes later after Naldo latched onto a great free-kick by Rodriguez. The German side then went ahead in the 29th minute. Vierinha scored an easy tap-in goal after a show of brilliance by Draxler.
Manchester United’s hope of qualifying for the knockout phase of the champions league rose when Guilavogi scored an own goal in the 82nd minute after a mild defensive confusion as a result of a Manchester United corner-kick.
Two minutes later, Naldo completed his brace as he restored the home team’s lead after nodding in a corner from the left with a brilliant header.
