FULL TIME Basle 2 Man United 1 and Sir Alex Ferguson's men are out of the Champions League. Or, as MUTV are no doubt reporting "Manchester United qualify for the Europa League! Congratulations!" They were on top for almost all of the game against Basle, but only Nani and Giggs were near their best and United simply could not break their hosts down. Goalkeeper De Gea blundered badly to hand Basle an early goal, and United were unable to score (at least, not until Basle had added a second of their own). Ferguson looks sick, but I don't think he can have any complaints. Basle had a plan and stuck to it, United were not quite inventive enough to pick them off. The real damage was probably done in the 3-3 draw at Old Trafford, in retrospect. So, wow: United fail to make it through the group stages for the first time since 2005.