Manchester United built their reputation on great European nights but on their eagerly-awaited Champions League comeback, the Theatre of Dreams has become the Theatre of Nightmares.
The Red Devils were hoping to return to European football's top table with a bang after years of underachievement, but instead crashed out of the competition on Tuesday after a lacklustre defeat to Bayern Munich.
Despite being handed a favourable group and spending more than £165 million ($207m) on new signings, United have ended up finishing bottom of the pile with a miserable four points, their worst ever total in the Champions League.
They have been so bad, finishing behind Copenhagen and Galatasaray, that they are not even worthy of a place in the Europa League. The elimination will cost them a lot of money, but above all it severely damages their status as one of the biggest clubs in Europe...
