Man Metropolis have broke 15-year Man United report. (Picture by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
Man Metropolis have surpassed Man United to interrupt the report for the longest unbeaten run in Champions League historical past after Pep Guardiola’s aspect hammered Sparta Praha 5-0 on the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The win in opposition to the Czech Republic staff sees the Premier League champions’ undefeated run within the Champions League improve to 26, surpassing Man United’s report of 25 which has stood for 15 years, experiences TNT Sports activities.
Metropolis’s run started by profitable the 2023 version of the Champions League going undefeated all the way in which to the ultimate earlier than beating Inter Milan to safe their first European crown. That continued into the 2023/24 marketing campaign as Guardiola’s staff had been knocked out by Actual Madrid but it surely was through a penalty shootout.
The Manchester membership have began the present time period with two wins and a draw, which was sufficient to interrupt the long-standing report of Man United on Wednesday evening.
The Premier League champions journey away to Sporting CP subsequent day out within the competitors and shall be assured of extending their run additional. That is an unbelievable achievement from the English champions and it additional cements this Guardiola staff as one of many best of all time.
The historic unbeaten Champions League run of Man United
Man United held the Champions League unbeaten report for 15 years which was set when the Pink Devils went 25 matches unbeaten between September 2007 and Might 2009. The run featured 20 wins and 5 attracts, one among which was their 2008 remaining success, which Sir Alex Ferguson’s staff received on penalties in opposition to Chelsea.
The Pink Devils weren’t at their finest throughout the group stage of the 2008/09 marketing campaign however remained undefeated all through it. After knocking out Inter, Porto and Arsenal throughout the knockout rounds, Man United’s run of 25 matches unbeaten got here to an finish after they had been defeated 2-0 by Barcelona within the 2009 remaining.
This was a formidable feat from one of many Manchester membership’s best groups however sadly for them, an excellent higher staff continues to make historical past on the blue half of the town.
