FC Basel vs Manchester United

1. 94'

   <b>FT</b> While the Swiss roll (I resisted until the final comment) into the last 16 of the Champions League, it's the Europa League for United.

2. 94'

   <b>FT</b> The only crumb of comfort for United is that Manchester City have also gone out.

3. 94'

   <b>FT</b> Basel implemented their plan to perfection and unlike United, who squandered chance after chance, scored when they had the chance.

4. 94'

   <b>FT</b> United go out. Two stupid moments in defence have cost last year's beaten finalists a place in last 16.

5. 94'

   De Gea pumps the ball forward but Welbeck is caught offside and that's it! The final whistle goes and Basel are through.

6. 93'

   Giggs launches the ball into the box, Welbeck's flick on goes straight to Sommer.

7. 92'

   Nani puts the ball in the box and Sommer collects it ahead of Smalling, who went in hard on the goalkeeper.

8. 91'

   <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Stocker comes on for Shaqiri as more time ticks away for Basel.

9. 91'

   <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Fabian Frie is booked as he winds down the clock with a foul.

10. 90'

    United still need another goal. Only a draw will do and there will be three added minutes.

11. 89'

    Macheda hits the bar from about ten yards out then Phil Jones stabs the ball over the line before Sommer can claw it back.

12. 88'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> United have got one back in strange circumstances.

13. 87'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Goalscoring hero Alex Frei goes off to a standing ovation.

14. 86'

    That must be curtains for United now. They have struggled to get one goal, let alone two.

15. 85'

    Shaqiri delivered a hopeful cross that went through the whole of the United defence and found Frei at the back post, who stoops to head the ball home from three yards.

16. 84'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Alex Frei have pounced from close range.

17. 83'

    Evans impedes Strella and Basel have a freekick. This time they do pump the ball into the box and Rio heads clear.

18. 82'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Basel respond with a change of their own. Chipperfield comes on for Xhaka.

19. 81'

    <img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Macheda comes on for Park. Three strikers on for United now.

20. 80'

    Xhaka goes for glory from distance and gets it all wrong.

21. 79'

    Sir Alex Ferguson is off the bench trying to get his players going.

22. 78'

    The Basel fans find there voices, they can smell victory and a place in the next round.

23. 77'

    Phil Jones races forward and crosses for Giggs. Sommer is there first once again but nearly spills the ball at Giggs' feet.

24. 76'

    Park is faced up with a striker playing at left-back but doesn't take him on. Frustrating.

25. 75'

    Giggs' corner finds Rooney. His curling shot goes just wide with the goalkeeper rooted to the spot.

Leaders

FCBMAN

Total Shots

Xherdan Shaqiri

6

Wayne Rooney

6

Accurate Passes

Granit Xhaka

55

Ryan Giggs

58

Saves

Yann Sommer

5

David de Gea

3