Two English teams, Manchester United and Arsenal have both suffered defeat in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage match on Tuesday.
Gatekeepers News reports that Galatasaray beat ten-man Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford, while Lens defeated Arsenal 2-1.
A brace from Rasmus Hojlund was unable to stop Erik Ten Hag’s men from the misery of the night three days after suffering a similar fate in the English Premier League.
United took the lead through Hojlund’s header from a Marcus Rashford cross, and the Dane would restore the home side’s lead with a well-taken strike after Zaha, a former United player, had levelled for Galatasaray.
Things went downhill for the Red Devils after Casemiro conceded a penalty kick and was sent out of the game.
Mauro Icardi netted the winning goal for Galatasaray three minutes later with a well-taken strike.
Following this, Man United have been rooted to the bottom of the group with consecutive defeats.
In a related development, Arsenal lost 2-1 to RC Lens in France on Tuesday night.
Lens went behind following Gabriel Jesus’ early goal but responded with a goal in each half to secure a famous victory.
RESULTS
RB Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
Manchester United 2-3 Galatasaray
Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica
RC Lens 2-1 Arsenal
FC Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
Union Berlin 2-3 Sporting Braga
PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Sevilla
