Benfica 2 v 1 Manchester United | European Cup Match Report, Line-Up & Stats (7th December 2005)
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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 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 2 Manchester United player portrait of Neville, Gary Neville, Gary Flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Ferdinand, Rio Ferdinand, Rio Flag
Manchester United squad number 27 Manchester United player portrait of Silvestre, Mikaël Silvestre, Mikaël Flag
Manchester United squad number 22 Manchester United player portrait of O'Shea, John O'Shea, John Flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano 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 Goal 6'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Giggs, Ryan Giggs, Ryan Flag
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Rooney, Wayne Rooney, Wayne Flag
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of van Nistelrooy, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ruud Flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Saha, Louis Saha, Louis Flag ON for Giggs 60'
Manchester United squad number 13 Manchester United player portrait of Park, Ji-Sung Park, Ji-Sung Flag ON for Ronaldo 67'
Manchester United squad number 23 Manchester United player portrait of Richardson, Kieran Richardson, Kieran 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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