Manchester United 2 v 1 Benfica, European Cup, Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 02, 27th September 2005, Season 2005-2006, Venue: Old Trafford
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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 Tuesday 27th September 2005 at Old Trafford stadium during the 2005-2006 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Ryan Giggs 39', Ruud van Nistelrooy 85'
Benfica 1
Simao 59'
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Misc match information
4-3-3. Ryan Giggs scores from a free-kick. Ruud Van Nistelrooy now has 35 Champions League goals in 39 appearances.

The Managers Match details Head to head record
Ferguson, Alex Koeman, Ronald
Ferguson, Alex Koeman, Ronald
Tuesday 27th September 2005
European Cup
2005-2006
Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 02
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 66112
Match 4 of 11 vs Benfica
Benfica


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 Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 19 Manchester United player portrait of van der Sar, Edwin van der Sar, Edwin Flag
Manchester United squad number 26 Manchester United player portrait of Bardsley, Phil Bardsley, Phil Flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Rio Flag
Manchester United squad number 22 Manchester United player portrait of O'Shea, John O'Shea, John Flag
Manchester United squad number 23 Manchester United player portrait of Richardson, Kieran Richardson, Kieran Flag
Manchester United squad number 24 Manchester United player portrait of Fletcher, Darren Fletcher, Darren Flag
Manchester United squad number 14 Manchester United player portrait of Smith, Alan Smith, Alan Flag
Manchester United squad number 18 Manchester United player portrait of Scholes, Paul Scholes, Paul Flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud Flag Goal 85'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Ryan Flag Goal 39'
Newspaper Match Report
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Benfica played on Tuesday 27th September 2005 at Old Trafford stadium during the 2005-2006 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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