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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: Athletic CLUB Bilbao
v Manchester united
EUROPA LEAGUE
Last 16 (1st Leg) AGG 2-3
San Mames,
Bilbao,
Spain, 18.00pm GMT,
Thursday 15th March 2012. |
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Team News |
Antonio Valencia
(hamstring) returns to the team.
Paul Pogba is
also included in the squad
Rio Ferdinand
is expected to partner Jonny Evans in defence due to
Phil Jones absence & Chris Smalling
only fit enough to make the bench.
Ashley Young
"It is unusual that we find ourselves in this
position but there is a great team spirit here and
everyone is full of confidence," said the winger.
"Our form in general makes us believe we can score
wherever we play. Our attacking play has been
fantastic of late and we believe we can score the
two goals we need.
"Our focus has not changed from the start of the
season," said Young. "We want to win every
competition we enter and the Europa League is no
different.
"Bilbao were an impressive team last week. They were
a very attacking team, had a good team shape and at
times we found them hard to break down.
"But I am sure if we are on our game 100% we can go
there and get the win we need."
SAF on Injurys
"Jones has got flu, he went down with it
yesterday. Anderson could be out for four to five
weeks with a hamstring injury. Some hamstrings are
relatively straightforward but we have to wait and
see how he is in the next week or so to get a better
idea of where we stand with him [in terms of his
recovery]." |
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PRESS CONFERENCE |
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Manchester United Team News |
Athletic Bilbao Team News |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Anders Lindegaard
(ankle)
Darren Fletcher (stomach illness)
Nemanja Vidic (knee)
Michael Owen (thigh)
Anderson
(hamstring)
Phil Jones
(flu)
Nani (bruising) |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Aitor Ocio
Carlos Gurpegui
Xabier Castillo. |
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Doubtful |
Chris
Smalling (head) |
Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
none |
SUSPENDED |
Fernando Amorebieta |
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Club Crest |
Athletic Bilbao Club Facts |
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Full name |
Athletic
Club |
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Nickname(s) |
Los
Leones
(The Lions) |
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Founded |
1898;
114 years ago
(1898) |
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Ground |
San Mamés
(Capacity: 40,000) |
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President |
Josu
Urrutia |
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Manager |
Marcelo
Bielsa |
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How many times have we played v
Athletic Bilbao? |
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There has been |
3 |
previous meetings between
Manchester United &
Athletic Bilbao. |
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Club Appearance makers |
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25 |
different players have made
appearances in club history
against Athletic Bilbao. |
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Club scorers |
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5 |
Players have scored goals
against Athletic Bilbao in club
history. |
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Wayne Rooney (left)
is MUFC's All time leading
scorer against Athletic
Bilbao
with
2 goals in
1 apps. |
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The 1st ever meeting |
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The first time we played
Athletic Bilbao was 06/02/1957 in a 3-0 home victory @ Maine
Road.
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85'
scored for Manchester United. |
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Viollet |
Taylor |
Berry |
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Former/Current Reds who scored
against Manchester United for
Athletic Bilbao. |
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NONE |
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Did you know |
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never played Athletic Bilbao at Old
Trafford, the last home tie was played
at Maine Road as Old Trafford did not
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Match Officials |
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Referee:
Referee Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Assistant referees Tarik Ongun (TUR),
Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Additional assistant referees
Hüseyin Göçek (TUR), Bülent
Yıldırım (TUR)
Fourth official Süleyman Abay (TUR)
UEFA Delegate Johan Van Kouterik
(NED)
UEFA Referee observer Rune
Pedersen (NOR) |
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Reds sent off v Athletic Bilbao |
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Date |
Competition |
Surname: |
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NONE |
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Reds who scored hat tricks or better
v Athletic Bilbao |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Athletic
Bilbao |
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Overall Club Head to Head v Athletic
Bilbao |
Overall European Record v Athletic
Bilbao |
Overall
UEFA Cup Record v Athletic Bilbao |
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V |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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OVERALL CLUB RECORDS |
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ALL UEFA CUP IN CLUB HISTORY |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
17 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
30 |
14 |
16 |
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A |
17 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
17 |
6 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
34 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
53 |
31 |
22 |
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ALL EUROPEAN & WORLD CLUB GAMES IN CLUB HISTORY |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
149 |
103 |
36 |
10 |
352 |
118 |
234 |
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A |
148 |
56 |
44 |
48 |
189 |
163 |
26 |
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N |
14 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
19 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
311 |
166 |
82 |
63 |
563 |
300 |
263 |
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THE MANAGERS |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Record v Athletic Bilbao |
All Athletic Bilbao Managers who have
faced Manchester United |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Overall Record v Athletic Bilbao |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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MANCHESTER UNITED V
Marcelo Bielsa |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
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Opponents Manager |
Matches played |
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Daucik, Ferdinand |
2 |
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Bielsa, Marcelo |
1 |
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All
Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
All Time Top Ten
Goalscoring Records v Athletic Bilbao
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All
Time Top Ten Appearance Records v Athletic
Bilbao |
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CLUB ALL TIME SCORERS
V Athletic Bilbao |
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Rank |
Surname: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Rooney, Wayne |
2 |
1 |
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2 |
Viollet, Dennis |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
Taylor, Tommy |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
Berry, Johnny |
1 |
2 |
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5 |
Whelan, William |
1 |
2 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Law, Denis |
8 |
10 |
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2 |
Charlton, Bobby |
8 |
11 |
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3 |
Herd, David |
6 |
11 |
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4 |
Connelly, John |
5 |
11 |
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5 |
Muhren, Arnold |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Robson, Bryan |
3 |
10 |
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7 |
Rooney, Wayne |
2 |
2 |
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8 |
Hernandez, Javier |
2 |
3 |
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9 |
McIlroy, Sammy |
2 |
6 |
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10 |
Strachan, Gordon |
2 |
6 |
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11 |
Hughes, Mark |
2 |
10 |
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12 |
Best, George |
2 |
11 |
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13 |
Brazil, Alan |
1 |
2 |
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14 |
Young, Ashley |
1 |
3 |
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15 |
Schmeichel, Peter |
1 |
3 |
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16 |
Hill, Gordon |
1 |
4 |
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17 |
Scholes, Paul |
1 |
4 |
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18 |
Macari, Lou |
1 |
6 |
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19 |
Stapleton, Frank |
1 |
7 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Athletic Bilbao |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Taylor, Tommy |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
Viollet, Dennis |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
Whelan, William |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
Berry, Johnny |
2 |
1 |
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5 |
Jones, Mark |
2 |
0 |
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6 |
Byrne, Roger |
2 |
0 |
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7 |
Edwards, Duncan |
2 |
0 |
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8 |
Pegg, David |
2 |
0 |
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9 |
Wood, Ray |
2 |
0 |
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10 |
Foulkes, William |
2 |
0 |
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11 |
Colman, Eddie |
2 |
0 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Albiston, Arthur |
15 |
0 |
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2 |
Bailey, Gary |
12 |
0 |
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3 |
Charlton, Bobby |
11 |
8 |
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4 |
Herd, David |
11 |
6 |
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5 |
Connelly, John |
11 |
5 |
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6 |
Best, George |
11 |
2 |
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7 |
Dunne, Tony |
11 |
0 |
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8 |
Dunne, Patrick |
11 |
0 |
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9 |
Stiles, Nobby |
11 |
0 |
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10 |
Foulkes, William |
11 |
0 |
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11 |
Crerand, Pat |
11 |
0 |
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12 |
Brennan, Shay |
11 |
0 |
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Played for both
Manchester United & Athletic Bilbao |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Athletic Bilbao |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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08/03/2012 |
2011-2012 |
UEFA Cup |
L |
2 |
3 |
Bielsa, Marcelo |
H |
59265 |
Old Trafford |
Wayne Rooney 22', 90+2' (pen) |
Fernando Llorente 44′, Oscar De Marcos 72′, Iker Muniain 90' |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Most Goals scored against Athletic Bilbao in one match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Most Goals conceded v Athletic Bilbao in one
match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Highest Aggregate Score between both Teams in a single match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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