On November 30, Beijing time, the fifth round of the Champions League continued to compete, and Manchester United, the 6th in the Premier League, the focus of Group A, challenged the Turkish Super League powerhouse Galatasaray away. In the first 4 rounds, the Red Devils won 1 and lost 3 and only accumulated 3 points, and this loss will miss the round of 16, so let's take a look at the wonderful performances of the players on both sides.
Galatasaray starting line-up: Muslera, Boe, Bardakic, Aihan, Angelinho, Torreira, Ndombele, Zaha, Mertens, Ziyech, Icardi.
Manchester United starting line-up: Onana, Luke Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Amrabat, Antony, B Fee, Garnacho, Hojlen.
At the beginning of the game, the two teams started to attack mode, Ziyech was blocked, Mertens tried a long shot from the periphery was confiscated, and in the 11th minute, a diagonal pass from the B Fee penalty area assisted Garnacho to volley into the near corner, and Manchester United quickly established a one-goal advantage against the hosts. There was a suspected handball foul in the McTominay penalty area, but the referee signalled that there was no problem.
Onana made a mistake in the ball and was broken, but fortunately fell to the ground in time to hold the ball to resolve the danger, and in the 18th minute, B Fei directly kicked up from the periphery and shot from a distance to draw a perfect arc into the goal and scored the world wave to expand the score. Galatasaray looked for chances and in the 29th minute, Ziyech took a free-kick straight into the net and pulled one back.
The home team's attack near the midfield became more and more fierce, Aihan's header from close range was blocked, and in the 43rd minute, Icardi stepped forward to receive the ball and scored a one-on-one goal, but unfortunately the referee signaled that the offside was invalid, and the Red Devils escaped a temporary 2-1 lead.
In the 55th minute of the second half, Wan-Bissaka received the ball from the side and assisted McTominay to fall to the ground and scored the goal, and Manchester United once again gained a two-goal advantage. The two teams made personnel changes one after another, and in the 62nd minute, Ziyech took another free-kick and was saved by Onana, and Galatasaray scored another goal to remain in suspense.
In the 71st minute, Hakim Ziyech assisted Akturkoglu with a precise long pass to volley the ball into the goal, and the two teams returned to the same running line. Garnacho fired wide in the closing stages, and B Fei fired a shot from distance that bounced off the post to end the game with a 3-3 draw with Galatasaray.
In the first five rounds, Manchester United won 1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses and accumulated 4 points, and the situation of qualifying for the Champions League treble in the past was quite grim, and it is very likely that the final round against Bayern Munich will not be able to participate in the knockout round.