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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team European Cup match v opponent Benfica football club, played on Wednesday 2nd February 1966 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1965-1966 season.

Scoreboard
Manchester United 3
David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60'
Benfica 2
Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
First MATCH (1) Next Last
Misc match information
United play in all white despite playing at home. Benfica play in Red.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Busby, Matt Guttmann, Bela
Busby, Matt Guttmann, Bela
Wednesday 2nd February 1966
European Cup
1965-1966
Quarter-Final - 1st Leg (agg 3-2)
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 64035
Match 1 of 11 vs Benfica
Benfica
Flag of Portugal

Benfica
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 5 4 1 0 12 6 +6 80.00
A 5 3 1 1 9 4 +5 60.00
N 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  11 8 2 1 25 11 +14 72.73
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Age of Manchester United player Manchester United red cards Manchester United national flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Gregg, Harry Gregg, Harry 33 Gregg, Harry national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony 24 Dunne, Tony national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Cantwell, Noel Cantwell, Noel 33 Cantwell, Noel national flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Crerand, Pat Crerand, Pat 26 Crerand, Pat national flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William 34 Foulkes, William national flag Goal 60'
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Stiles, Nobby Stiles, Nobby 23 Stiles, Nobby national flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George 19 Best, George national flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis 25 Law, Denis national flag Goal 42'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby 28 Charlton, Bobby national flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Herd, David Herd, David 31 Herd, David national flag Goal 37'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Connelly, John Connelly, John 27 Connelly, John national flag
Manchester United match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Benfica played on Wednesday 2nd February 1966 at Old Trafford stadium during the 1965-1966 season.

EVERY GAME VS Benfica

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 02/02/1966 W 3-2 European Cup
2. 09/03/1966 W 5-1 European Cup
3. 29/05/1968 W 4-1 European Cup
4. 27/09/2005 W 2-1 European Cup
5. 07/12/2005 L 1-2 European Cup
6. 26/09/2006 W 1-0 European Cup
7. 06/12/2006 W 3-1 European Cup
8. 14/09/2011 D 1-1 European Cup
9. 22/11/2011 D 2-2 European Cup
10. 18/10/2017 W 1-0 European Cup
11. 31/10/2017 W 2-0 European Cup

 

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