United stunned by late own goal

Manchester United came within two minutes of a place in

Manchester United came within two minutes of a place in

the Champions League quarter-finals tonight before ending up with a 1-1 draw against Valencia.

Andy Cole's 11th minute strike for the 1999 European champions looked to have taken them into the last eight but Wes Brown scored an own goal in the 88th minute.

The result still left Alex Ferguson's side top of Group A, with eight points from four games - but without the mathematical certainty of going through.

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United's next chance to achieve that will be on March 7th away to Panathinaikos of Greece who lost 2-1 at home to Sturm Graz tonight.

Reuters