Black night as United crash

Benfica 2 Manchester United 1

Thu, 08 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Simon Stone, Lisbon

It began with an eagle flying over the Stadium of Light and ended with the vultures circling.

The result means United have failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in 10 years and will not even enter the UEFA Cup after finishing bottom of their group.

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