Manchester United could be in jeopardy because of Olympiakos lost 0-2 in the first leg round of 16 Champions League . However , the Red Devils were able to get out of a bad situation to
turn things around in the 3-0 win over the representative of Greece was
the second leg at Old Trafford , Manchester , on Wednesday ( 19/03/2014 )
evening local time .Thus , MU entitled to step into the quarter- finals of the competition 's most prestigious European club . David Moyes 's team made away with a 3-2 aggregate .The
victory not only means a lot to Manchester United , the Champions
League trophy hunting as the only
title this season , but they also make
history . For the first time the Red Devils managed to escape despite a two-goal
deficit in this competition , and they became the sixth team were able
to turn things around after falling behind two goals or more , in the
Champions League era .Two rivals in the Premier League , Arsenal and Manchester City , could not do the same . Arsenal
, who lost 0-2 to Bayern Munich in the first leg , should be eliminated
because the second leg they drew 1-1 , while City , who lost 0-2 to
Barcelona in the first leg , the second leg was eliminated because in
return lose 1 -2 .MU is just staying rely on the Champions League this season in order to re-appear in the competition next season . Being in seventh position standings and trailed by 12 points from
Manchester City in fourth , which is the limit for the final Champions
League English Premier League , almost impossible for Wayne Rooney and
his friends to take part in the upcoming season when they knocked out
this year .Robin van Persie became Manchester United star in a duel in " The Theatre of Dreams " . Because
the Dutch national team striker is bought up all the goals of the Red
Devils , who stumbled in the Premier League event so it certainly will
not be able to defend his title . This is for the first time MU through to the quarter -finals of the
Champions League since 2011 and they continue to maintain a large
berkuping up merengkut trophy after 1968 ( when it was still called the
European Cup ) , as well as 1999 and 2008 when it was named the
Champions League .Meanwhile for Olympiakos , this result makes them not able to end the " curse " is always lost on English soil . Therefore
, with the defeat of the Greek League giants for the 12th time to be
home with his head bowed sluggish , and the average conceded three goals
.
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