Benfica 1 v 5 Manchester United | European Cup Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (9th March 1966)
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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 9th March 1966 at Estadio da Luz stadium during the 1965-1966 season.

Scoreboard
Benfica 1
Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
Manchester United 5
George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89'
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Misc match information
A 19 year old George Best announces himself on the highest stage of European Football scoring twice, The Portuguese press name him El Beatle, The British press christen him the 5th Beatle after landing in England wearing sunglasses, a black leather jacket & souvenir sombrero.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Busby, Matt Guttmann, Bela
Busby, Matt Guttmann, Bela
Wednesday 9th March 1966
European Cup
1965-1966
Quarter-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 8-3)
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Estadio da Luz (A)
Attendance: 75000
Match 2 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 Brennan, Shay Brennan, Shay 28 Brennan, Shay national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony 24 Dunne, Tony national flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Crerand, Pat Crerand, Pat 27 Crerand, Pat national flag Goal 80'
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William 34 Foulkes, William national flag
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 Goal 6', 13'
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Law, Denis Law, Denis 26 Law, Denis national flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby 28 Charlton, Bobby national flag Goal 89'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Herd, David Herd, David 31 Herd, David national flag
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Connelly, John Connelly, John 27 Connelly, John national flag Goal 16'
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 9th March 1966 at Estadio da Luz 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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