Manchester United's Wayne Rooney had several misses against
Basel in the Champions League Group C match at St.
Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland. (AP
Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
FC Basel have upset Manchester United 2-1 to send last
season's runners-up out of the Champions League at the group
stage.
Striker Marco Streller struck in the ninth minute after poor
goalkeeping from David De Gea and Alexander Frei scored late
in the game as the Swiss champions took the second qualifying
place in Group C.
United pulled one back a consolation through Phil Jones one
minute from time.
United striker Wayne Rooney continued his unhappy run with
several misses in a generally lacklustre performance by the
Premier League side, who were left to contemplate the
unglamorous Europa League.
Their closest effort came when Basel defender Markus
Steinhoefer crashed an attempted clearance against the
underside of his own bar.
It was only the third time in 17 Champions League
partipations that United had failed to get past the group
stage.
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