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Manchester United vs Benfica
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Manchester United opponents head-to-head records

Explore the complete statistical record of every Newton Heath and Manchester United competitive first-team match played against Benfica.

This page includes the full head-to-head record, results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, competitions, stadiums, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks, and a full chronological list of all matches played against Benfica.

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Benfica v Manchester United All Time Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA record
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
Total 11 8 2 1 25 11 +14 72.73
Benfica club crest
First Match Played: 02 Feb 1966 W 3-2 European Cup @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 31 Oct 2017 W 2-0 European Cup @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (99882) 29 May 1968 W 4-1 European Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals Scored v Opponent: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (2) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent manager Club manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Best, George 3 3
2. Charlton, Bobby 3 3
3. Giggs, Ryan 3 4
4. Saha, Louis 2 3
5. Kidd, Brian 1 1
6. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 1
7. Connelly, John 1 2
8. Herd, David 1 2
9. Law, Denis 1 2
10. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1 2
11. Vidic, Nemanja 1 2
12. Blind, Daley 1 2
13. Rashford, Marcus 1 2
14. Crerand, Pat 1 3
15. Foulkes, William 1 3
16. Scholes, Paul 1 4
17. Fletcher, Darren 1 5
No Player Apps Goals
1. Ferdinand, Rio 5 0
2. Fletcher, Darren 5 1
3. Giggs, Ryan 4 3
4. Ronaldo, Cristiano 4 0
5. Scholes, Paul 4 1
6. van der Sar, Edwin 4 0
7. Rooney, Wayne 4 0
8. Carrick, Michael 4 0
9. Smalling, Chris 4 0
10. Best, George 3 3
11. Charlton, Bobby 3 3
12. Crerand, Pat 3 1
13. Dunne, Tony 3 0
14. Foulkes, William 3 1
15. Stiles, Nobby 3 0
16. O'Shea, John 3 0
17. Smith, Alan 3 0
18. Neville, Gary 3 0
19. Saha, Louis 3 2
20. Evra, Patrice 3 0
21. Valencia, Antonio 3 0
22. de Gea, David 3 0
23. Connelly, John 2 1
24. Gregg, Harry 2 0
25. Herd, David 2 1
26. Law, Denis 2 1
27. Brennan, Shay 2 0
28. Richardson, Kieran 2 0
29. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 2 1
30. Park, Ji-Sung 2 0
31. Heinze, Gabriel 2 0
32. Vidic, Nemanja 2 1
33. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
34. Hernández, Javier 2 0
35. Jones, Phil 2 0
36. Nani, Luis 2 0
37. Blind, Daley 2 1
38. Herrera, Ander 2 0
39. Lingard, Jesse 2 0
40. Lukaku, Romelu 2 0
41. Martial, Anthony 2 0
42. Mata, Juan 2 0
43. Matic, Nemanja 2 0
44. McTominay, Scott 2 0
45. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 2 0
46. Rashford, Marcus 2 1
47. Cantwell, Noel 1 0
48. Aston Jnr, John 1 0
49. Kidd, Brian 1 1
50. Sadler, David 1 0
51. Stepney, Alex 1 0
52. Bardsley, Phil 1 0
53. Silvestre, Mikaël 1 0
54. Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar 1 0
55. Evans, Jonny 1 0
56. Lindegaard, Anders 1 0
57. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 1
58. Young, Ashley 1 0
59. Lindelof, Victor 1 0
60. Bailly, Eric 1 0
61. Darmian, Matteo 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Guttmann, Bela 2
2. Koeman, Ronald 2
3. Santos, Fernando 2
4. Jorge, Jesus 2
5. Vitoria, Rui 2
6. Gloria, Otto 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality Manchester United by competition Stadiums Manchester United have played at
No Opponent Count
1. Benfica 11
No Nationality Count
1. Portugal 11
No Competition Count
1. European Cup 11
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 5
2. Estadio da Luz 5
3. Wembley 1
Manchester United red cards Manchester United cup finals
No Date Player Competition HAN WDL F-A
No red cards found vs Benfica.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 29-05-1968 W 4-1 Benfica European Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 31-10-2017 Blind, Daley 1 W 2-0 European Cup
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
No penalties conceded vs Benfica.
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 31-10-2017 1 2-0 Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
09-03-1966 1 W 5-1 A European Cup Brennan, Shay
22-11-2011 1 D 2-2 H European Cup Jones, Phil
Manchester United most goals scored vs opponent Manchester United most goals conceded vs opponent
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
09-03-1966 Benfica W 5-1 A European Cup
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
02-02-1966 Benfica W 3-2 H European Cup
07-12-2005 Benfica L 1-2 A European Cup
22-11-2011 Benfica D 2-2 H European Cup
Manchester United hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
No hat-tricks found vs Benfica.
 
Matches played vs Benfica
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 02-02-1966 European Cup W 3-2 H David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
2. 09-03-1966 European Cup W 5-1 A George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
3. 29-05-1968 European Cup W 4-1 N Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' Jaime Graca 80'
4. 27-09-2005 European Cup W 2-1 H Ryan Giggs 39', Ruud van Nistelrooy 85' Simao 59'
5. 07-12-2005 European Cup L 1-2 A Paul Scholes 6' Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34'
6. 26-09-2006 European Cup W 1-0 A Louis Saha 60'
7. 06-12-2006 European Cup W 3-1 H Nemanja Vidic 45'+1, Ryan Giggs 61', Louis Saha 75' Nelson 27'
8. 14-09-2011 European Cup D 1-1 A Ryan Giggs 42' Oscar Cardozo 24'
9. 22-11-2011 European Cup D 2-2 H Dimitar Berbatov 30', Darren Fletcher 59' Phil Jones 4' (o.g.), Pablo Aimar 60
10. 18-10-2017 European Cup W 1-0 A Marcus Rashford 64'
11. 31-10-2017 European Cup W 2-0 H Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
 

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