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Manchester United's Champions League campaign has come to a catastrophic end at the group stage . Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat at home to Bayern Munich ensured the Red Devils have been eliminated from European competition for the 2023/24 season, becoming only the fourth English team to finish bottom of their group. United have also set a new unwanted record of most goals conceded by an English side in the groups, shipping 15 in only six games. What's worse for Erik ten Hag's men is a lot of these were self-inflicted, needless or just flat-out hilarious. And that's why we're here today. Here are all 15 goals United gave up in the Champions League this season, ranked by how laughingly devastating they were. 15. Harry Kane's penalty (Bayern Munich 4-3 Man Utd) United were on the receiving end of some bogus refereeing and VAR decisions during the group stage , so we'll start with those goals first. Who even knows what handball is meant to be anymore. Chris...

UEFA 's desire to evolve the esteemed Champions League means the group stage as we know it will be no more from 2024 and beyond. The introduction of a Swiss Model will do away with over 30 years of tradition since the com Pet ition's reformation and rebranding. The group stage was once the final phase before the final itself before the competition's expansion rendered it a mere footnote before all the knockout stage drama. While a successful group stage is necessary for a club's chances of Champions League glory, history has told us that a perfect start to the campaign isn't a prerequisite to lifting the trophy. Since 1992/93, 11 teams have won all their group stage matches, but only one has gone on to win the competition. Here's a reminder of those 11 group stage perfectionists. 1. Milan (1992/93) The all-conquering Milan reached the inaugural Champions League final / Chris Cole/GettyImages Milan had established themselves as one of Europe's supreme forc...

The group stage draw for the UEFA European Championships 2024 has been made at a ceremony in Hamburg. England have been drawn with Denmark - who they eliminated in a tense semi-final at Euro 2020 - Slovenia and Serbia. Meanwhile, hosts Germany will kick off the tournament against Steve Clarke's Scotland in a group which also contains Hungary and Switzerland. Group B will largely be seen as the ' group of death', with top seeds Spain drawn alongside Croatia, Italy and Albania. Confirmation of the last three finalists will come in March at the conclusion of the play-offs. Wales will be looking to qualify for a third-successive major tournament with victory at home to Finland and then one of Estonia or Poland. Here is the draw in full. Group A Julian Nagelsmann is in charge of Germany now / Alexander Scheuber/GettyImages Germany Hungary Scotland Switzerland Group B Can Spain conquer Europe again? / VANO SHLAMOV/GettyImages Spain Albania Croatia Italy Group C Harry Kane wil...

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League enters its second matchday as teams around the continent attempt to separate themselves at the top of their groups from those scrambling below. Reigning champions Manchester City go into their trip to RB Leipzig having lost two games on the bounce in all competitions, while the chaos surrounding local rivals Manchester United will only increase if they fail to beat Galatasaray at Old Trafford. Matchday 1 was filled with drama but few shocks as European heavyweights Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain all picked up victories. Here's how 90min sees this week's Champions League fixtures panning out. Champions League predictions: Group stage matchday 2 Tuesday 3 October Expect Bellingham to star against Napoli / Eric Alonso/GettyImages Tuesday's slate of Champions League action opens with a few B-list games in the 17:45 (BST) kick-offs, with Union Berlin hosting Braga and Salzburg taking on Real Sociedad . Bayern Munich ...