Manchester United goalkeeper Onana’s mistakes in the match against Galatasaray brought his team closer to elimination from the Champions League – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

When Manchester United paid Italian Inter Milan just over €50 million for Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana last summer, almost all Red Devils fans and experts praised the club’s management for its quick response to the departure. by the Spanish David de Gea. Onana seemed almost an ideal candidate to replace De Gea, who defended the Mancunian goal for 12 years.

But six months have passed and Onana has become one of the most hated players among United fans. His mistakes cost the team points and in the Champions League could well lead to the club’s elimination from the tournament. For the second match in a row, the British lead 2:0, but cannot bring the matter to victory. And if the defeat against Danish Copenhagen (3-4) was not Onana’s fault, in the draw against Galatasaray the Cameroonian frankly failed.

United led 2-0 in the match against the Istanbul Club, but it ended in a 3-3 draw

Two free-kick goals by Moroccan midfielder Hakim Ziyech were the result of errors by Onana. By the way, Manchester United conceded 14 goals in the group stage of the Champions League, which is a record for the club.

United’s situation in terms of the fight to reach the playoffs has become extremely difficult. In any case, the British need to defeat Bayern Munich in the last round at home. But this is not enough: the “red devils” need the Danish “Copenhagen” and “Galatasaray”, who scored five points each, to draw in a parallel match. The matches will take place on December 12.

Unlike Manchester United, another representative of the Premier League, Arsenal, secured their place in the round of 16 ahead of schedule. The Londoners beat French side Lens 6-0 at home and secured first place in the group. As for the second ticket of this quartet, it was obtained by the Dutch PSV, who defeated Spanish Sevilla away from home (3-2).

The most brilliant match was played by the leaders of group C, Real Madrid and Napoli. The Spanish giants secured a playoff spot in the last round, while the Italians continue to fight for participation in the round of 16. As expected, the match turned out to be very productive: 4-2 in favor of Real.

At the same time, the Neapolitans have excellent chances of following Real Club to the next phase: to do so, they only need not to lose at home to Portuguese side Braga on December 12.

Finally, in group D, the Spanish Real Sociedad tied with the Austrian Salzburg (0-0). In the parallel match, Inter came back 0-3 against Portuguese Benfica (3-3). Inter and Sociedad have 11 points each. In the final round in Milan, these teams will compete for the leadership of their quartet.

Finally, add that at the moment the names of 12 of the 16 participants in the Champions League playoffs are known. First classified to the round of 16: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Real Sociedad (all of Spain), Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Borussia (all of Germany), Arsenal, Manchester City (both from England), Inter , Lazio (both Italy) and PSV (Netherlands).

Meanwhile

This weekend the Russian Premier League (RPL) will host the matches of matchday 17. The main event of the weekend will be the meeting in Moscow between Lokomotiv and Zenit.

In the middle of the week, both teams played the first matches of the quarterfinal phase of the “Camino RPL” of the Country Cup. And if the “railroaders” managed to escape against “Baltika” (2:2), then the St. Petersburg team lost to “Dynamo” (0:1) in the capital. A big unknown is whether the “blue, white and blue” will be able to rehabilitate themselves from this defeat.

Let’s remember the situation at the top of the championship table. Zenit leads with 33 points, followed by: Krasnodar (32), Dynamo (28), Spartak (27), Krylya Sovetov (26), CSKA, Rubin, Lokomotiv (25 each).

Where will we see?

December 2, Saturday

“TV match”

19.25. Russian Championship. “Paris NN” – “Ural”. Live broadcast.

“Premier Party”

13.55. Russian Championship. “Fakel” – “Baltica”. Live broadcast.16.25. Russian Championship. “Sochi” – “Wings of the Soviets.” Live broadcast.

Sunday December 3

“TV match”

16.00. Russian Championship. “Lokomotiv” – “Zenit”. Live broadcast.

“Premier Party”

13.55. Russian Championship. CSKA-Rostov. Live broadcast.16.25. Russian Championship. “Krasnodar” – “Orenburg”. Live broadcast.18.55. Russian Championship. “Akhmat” – “Spartak”. Live broadcast.