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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: Manchester united v
Athletic Bilbao
EUROPA LEAGUE
Last 16 (1st Leg)
Old Trafford, Manchester,
20.05pm GMT,
Thursday 8th March 2012. |
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Team News |
From manutd.com
""We just gave
Paul a day off," said the boss at his pre-match
press conference. "We gave him a rest. He was
indoors. Paul and Ryan [Giggs] don't train every
day. We give them certain days off.
"Cleverley's back training today with the first
team. He's been with the physios for a few days but
he's now back in our control. [Antonio] Valencia
should join us on Monday. Then, apart from Nemanja
Vidic and Darren Fletcher, that gives us a full
squad. Hopefully it stays that way until the end of
the season.
"Anderson was a sub on Sunday. He's back now and
fit, training very well. He'll be involved tomorrow.
It's good to get a player of that quality back for
the run-in. Anders is training now. He's doing the
running but it will take two or three weeks before
he gets to the football side of it. He's progressing
very well, though.
"It's an exciting time at the club. We had a
fantastic result on Sunday. If we have the full
squad available for us, it's going to help us." |
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PRESS CONFERENCE |
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Manchester United Team News |
Athletic Bilbao Team News |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Anders Lindegaard
(ankle)
Darren Fletcher (stomach illness)
Nemanja Vidic (knee)
Michael Owen (thigh) |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Aitor Ocio
Carlos Gurpegui
Xabier Castillo. |
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Doubtful |
Antonio Valencia
(hamstring)
Tom
Cleverley (ankle)
Chris
Smalling (head) |
Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
none |
SUSPENDED |
Fernando Amorebieta |
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Club Crest |
Athletic Bilbao Club Facts |
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Full name |
Athletic
Club |
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Nickname(s) |
Los
Leones
(The Lions) |
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Founded |
1898;
114 years ago
(1898) |
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Ground |
San Mamés
(Capacity: 40,000) |
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President |
Josu
Urrutia |
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Manager |
Marcelo
Bielsa |
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How many times have we played v
Athletic Bilbao? |
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There has been |
2 |
previous meetings between
Manchester United &
Athletic Bilbao. |
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Club Appearance makers |
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11 |
different players have made
appearances in club history
against Athletic Bilbao. |
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11 |
players are
tied with 2 appearances each
v Athletic Bilbao. |
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Club scorers |
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4 |
Players have scored goals
against Athletic Bilbao in club
history. |
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Tommy Taylor & Dennis
Viollet
(left)
are MUFC's All time leading
scorer against Athletic
Bilbao
with
2 goals in
2 apps
each. |
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The 1st ever meeting |
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The first time we played
Athletic Bilbao was 06/02/1957 in a 3-0 home victory @ Maine
Road.
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85'
scored for Manchester United. |
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Viollet |
Taylor |
Berry |
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Former/Current Reds who scored
against Manchester United for
Athletic Bilbao. |
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NONE |
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Did you know |
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never played Athletic Bilbao at Old
Trafford, the last home tie was played
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Match Officials |
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Referee:
Florian Meyer (GER) |
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Reds sent off v Athletic Bilbao |
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Date |
Competition |
Surname: |
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NONE |
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Reds who scored hat tricks or better
v Athletic Bilbao |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Athletic
Bilbao |
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Overall Club Head to Head v Athletic
Bilbao |
Overall European Record v Athletic
Bilbao |
Overall
UEFA Cup Record v Athletic Bilbao |
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V |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
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NONE |
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OVERALL CLUB RECORDS |
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ALL UEFA CUP IN CLUB HISTORY |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
16 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
28 |
11 |
17 |
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A |
17 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
17 |
6 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
33 |
13 |
13 |
7 |
51 |
28 |
23 |
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ALL EUROPEAN & WORLD CLUB GAMES IN CLUB HISTORY |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
148 |
103 |
36 |
9 |
350 |
115 |
235 |
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A |
148 |
56 |
44 |
48 |
189 |
163 |
26 |
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N |
14 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
22 |
19 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
310 |
166 |
82 |
62 |
561 |
297 |
264 |
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THE MANAGERS |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Record v Athletic Bilbao |
All Athletic Bilbao Managers who have
faced Manchester United |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Overall Record v Athletic Bilbao |
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NONE |
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MANCHESTER UNITED V
Marcelo Bielsa |
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NONE |
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Opponents Manager |
Matches played |
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Daucik, Ferdinand |
2 |
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All
Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
All Time Top Ten
Goalscoring Records v Athletic Bilbao
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All
Time Top Ten Appearance Records v Athletic
Bilbao |
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CLUB ALL TIME SCORERS
V Athletic Bilbao |
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Rank |
Surname: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Viollet, Dennis |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
Taylor, Tommy |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
Berry, Johnny |
1 |
2 |
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4 |
Whelan, William |
1 |
2 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Law, Denis |
8 |
10 |
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2 |
Charlton, Bobby |
8 |
11 |
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3 |
Herd, David |
6 |
11 |
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4 |
Connelly, John |
5 |
11 |
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5 |
Muhren, Arnold |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Robson, Bryan |
3 |
10 |
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7 |
Hernandez, Javier |
2 |
2 |
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8 |
McIlroy, Sammy |
2 |
6 |
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9 |
Strachan, Gordon |
2 |
6 |
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10 |
Hughes, Mark |
2 |
10 |
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11 |
Best, George |
2 |
11 |
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12 |
Young, Ashley |
1 |
2 |
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13 |
Brazil, Alan |
1 |
2 |
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14 |
Schmeichel, Peter |
1 |
3 |
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15 |
Hill, Gordon |
1 |
4 |
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16 |
Scholes, Paul |
1 |
4 |
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17 |
Macari, Lou |
1 |
6 |
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18 |
Stapleton, Frank |
1 |
7 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V Athletic Bilbao |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Berry, Johnny |
2 |
1 |
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2 |
Byrne, Roger |
2 |
0 |
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3 |
Colman, Eddie |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
Edwards, Duncan |
2 |
0 |
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5 |
Foulkes, William |
2 |
0 |
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6 |
Jones, Mark |
2 |
0 |
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7 |
Pegg, David |
2 |
0 |
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8 |
Taylor, Tommy |
2 |
2 |
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9 |
Viollet, Dennis |
2 |
2 |
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10 |
Whelan, William |
2 |
1 |
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11 |
Wood, Ray |
2 |
0 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
UEFA CUP APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Albiston, Arthur |
15 |
0 |
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2 |
Bailey, Gary |
12 |
0 |
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3 |
Charlton, Bobby |
11 |
8 |
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4 |
Herd, David |
11 |
6 |
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5 |
Connelly, John |
11 |
5 |
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6 |
Best, George |
11 |
2 |
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7 |
Dunne, Tony |
11 |
0 |
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8 |
Dunne, Patrick |
11 |
0 |
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9 |
Stiles, Nobby |
11 |
0 |
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10 |
Foulkes, William |
11 |
0 |
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11 |
Crerand, Pat |
11 |
0 |
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12 |
Brennan, Shay |
11 |
0 |
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Played for both
Manchester United & Athletic Bilbao |
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Previous 6 meetings
with Athletic Bilbao |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Most Goals scored against Athletic Bilbao in one match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Most Goals conceded v Athletic Bilbao in one
match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Highest Aggregate Score between both Teams in a single match |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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16/01/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
L |
3 |
5 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
A |
60000 |
Estadio San Mames |
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85' |
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio
73', Jose Luis Arteche 78' |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
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06/02/1957 |
1956-1957 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Daucik, Ferdinand |
H |
70000 |
Maine Road |
Dennis Viollet 42', Tommy Taylor 70', Johnny Berry 85' |
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