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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 7th December 2005 at Estadio da Luz stadium during the 2005-2006 season.

Scoreboard
Benfica 2
Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34'
Manchester United 1
Paul Scholes 6'
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Misc match information
4-4-2. United are eliminated from the Champions League by Benfica. The defeat leaves Utd bottom of Group D and are also unable to qualify for the UEFA Cup. First time in 11 years that United have failed to progress from the Group stages.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Ferguson, Alex Koeman, Ronald
Ferguson, Alex Koeman, Ronald
Wednesday 7th December 2005
European Cup
2005-2006
Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 06
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Estadio da Luz (A)
Attendance: 61000
Match 5 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 19 Manchester United player portrait of van der Sar, Edwin van der Sar, Edwin 35 van der Sar, Edwin national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Neville, Gary Neville, Gary 30 Neville, Gary national flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Rio 27 Ferdinand, Rio national flag
Manchester United squad number 27 Manchester United player portrait of Silvestre, Mikaël Silvestre, Mikaël 28 Silvestre, Mikaël national flag
Manchester United squad number 22 Manchester United player portrait of O'Shea, John O'Shea, John 24 O'Shea, John national flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano 20 Ronaldo, Cristiano national flag
Manchester United squad number 14 Manchester United player portrait of Smith, Alan Smith, Alan 25 Smith, Alan national flag
Manchester United squad number 18 Manchester United player portrait of Scholes, Paul Scholes, Paul 31 Scholes, Paul national flag Goal 6'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Ryan 32 Giggs, Ryan national flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Rooney, Wayne Rooney, Wayne 20 Rooney, Wayne national flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud 29 van Nistelrooy, Ruud national flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Saha, Louis Saha, Louis 27 Saha, Louis national flag ON for Giggs 60'
Manchester United squad number 13 Manchester United player portrait of Park, Ji-Sung Park, Ji-Sung 24 Park, Ji-Sung national flag ON for Ronaldo 67'
Manchester United squad number 23 Manchester United player portrait of Richardson, Kieran Richardson, Kieran 21 Richardson, Kieran national flag ON for O'Shea 87'
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 7th December 2005 at Estadio da Luz 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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