Turkish champion Basaksehir inflicted the first continental defeat at Manchester United of England this season, achieving its first victories in the UEFA Champions League, when it beat them 2-1 in the third round of Group H at Fatih Tarim Stadium in Istanbul, Wednesday.
The Frenchman Anthony Martial (43) scored the United goal, while the Senegalese Demba Ba (13) and the Bosnian Aden Fischka (40) scored the two goals for the landlords.
United had started their career in the continental championship in an exemplary manner by winning in the first round against last season's runner-up Paris Saint-Germain outside their rules (2-1), before crushing in the second their guest, Leipzig, Germany, with five clean, who meet later today.
On the other hand, Basaksehir won a historic victory, his first in the prestigious continental competition, in which he participates for the first time in his history, after losing the first two rounds.
United remained in the lead with 6 points, compared to 3 points for each of the other three teams.
United, who suffers locally, entered the match after a defeat at home to Arsenal (0 -1) on Sunday in the Premier League, which put him in the fifteenth place after three defeats, all at Old Trafford, a draw and two wins, and is preparing for a strong confrontation against its host Everton, Saturday.
His Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made many changes to the squad that began against Arsenal, as Frenchman Paul Pogba kept the bench, especially after his poor performance in front of the gunners and his penalty kick that came from the winning goal as he pushed Dutch newcomer Donnie Van de Beek in his place, and also participated. Each of the latter's compatriots, Axel Tuanzebi, is in the defensive line instead of the Swedish Victor Lindelov, the Serbian Nemanja Matic and the Spaniard Juan Mata instead of the Brazilian Fred and the Scotsman Scott Maktominay, while Marcial, who missed the last three matches in the league due to a basic suspension, played.
Goalkeeper Dean Henderson played his first continental match in his career, having started in the place of goalkeeper No. 1 in United Spain David De Gea.
Demba Ba, who knows United well after playing with several teams in the English Premier League between 2011 and 2014, opened the scoring after Basaksehir took advantage of the rush of United players following a corner, so Vishka grabbed the ball and passed it to the former Chelsea player, who is alone at the midfield line, to kick off Towards the goal, scoring the first goals of the Turkish team in the history of the ancient continental competition (13).
Despite United's possession of the ball, it did not pose any danger to the goal, as the host team relied on rebounds, taking advantage of the blanks, especially in the midfield, and succeeded in consolidating their progress when Dennis Turuc grabbed the ball from Mata and went on the left corridor and passed the ball into the area, paving it with Ba Between his feet to continue its way to Vishka unmarked, amid the fragility of the defensive visitors, to score the second goal of the owners of the land (40).
However, Martial quickly narrowed the difference to United after three minutes with a header after a cross from Luke Shaw (43), and it was the only shot between the three sticks for the team in the first half.
United had an opportunity to equalize the score in the second half, but goalkeeper Mert Gunnock brilliantly responded to the free kick by Bruno Fernandes (56).
Despite United fully controlling the acquisition in the second half, it did not pose a threat to the opponent's goal, despite Solskjaer's use of the services of Pogba, Uruguayan Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood in the second half.
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