Manchester United made a very bad operation Wednesday by losing in Istanbul against Basaksehir (2-1), a disappointing match of the Red Devils which revives group H, that of Paris SG, during the third day of the Champions League.
The favorite club of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, founded only ten years ago, therefore won the first C1 match in its history and completely reshuffled the cards before the PSG match in Leipzig in the evening.
Thus, the winner of this meeting will stick to Mancuniens with six points.
All goals were scored in the first period and Basaksehir led 2-0, thanks to a dazzling counter from Demba Ba (13th) followed by a missile from his captain, the Bosnian striker Edin Visca (40th), following another express, well-conducted and perfectly executed counterattack by the Turkish champions.
A superb header from Anthony Martial (43rd), just before the break, gave hope to the men of Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer, but they were unable to make the difference to equalize in the second period, facing to Turks well grouped around their Brazilian defender Rafael (ex-Lyon).
Pogba and Cavani haven't changed anything
The entry into play of Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani, at the hour of play, did not change anything in this badly started affair, in a squad of Mancunian sorely lacking in imagination near the opposing goal.
Beaten last Sunday at Arsenal, the Red Devils did not scare the Turks.
They will need to recover in time to face Everton this weekend and avoid diving a little deeper into the troubled waters of the Premier League.
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