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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: SL Benfica v
Manchester united
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP C,
matchday 01
Estadio da Luz,
Portugal, 7.45pm GMT, Tuesday 14th September 2011. |
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MUFCINFO
Match Fact Pack |
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Did you know? |
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Ex SL Benfica managers
Fernando Santos, Ronald Koeman & Bela Guttmann share the
record for most matches in charge of SL Benfica v Manchester
United with
2. |
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Scored for both MUFC & SL Benfica!!! |
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Shay Brennan (09/03/1966) once scored an own goal for SL
Benfica against MUFC. |
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The 1st ever match |
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The first time we played SL
Benfica was 02/02/1966 in a 3-2 victory, David Herd 37',
Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' scored for Manchester
United, Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70' scored for
SL Benfica. |
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How many times since |
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This
occasion will mark the 8th match
between MUFC & SL Benfica. |
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SL Benfica Club Facts |
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Full name Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Nickname(s) Águias, Encarnados Short name Benfica
Founded February 28, 1904; 107 years ago (1904-02-28)
as Grupo Sport Lisboa (Lisbon Sport Group)
Ground Estádio da Luz (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Lisbon, Portugal
(Capacity: 65,647)
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Manager Jorge Jesus |
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Club Connections |
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Only
Karel
Poborsky has
played for both Clubs. |
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MUFC won their 1st European Cup
against Benfica in 1968 |
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Sir Alex Ferguson v Jorge Jesus |
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Opp_manager |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Win% |
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Jesus, Jorge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson v SL Benfica Head to Head |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
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A |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
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Match Officials |
Referee
Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant referees
Primož Arhar (SVN)
Marko Stančin (SVN)
Add assistant referees
Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Roberto Ponis (SVN)
Fourth official
Dragoslav Perić (SVN)
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Squads |
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SL Benfica: ?.
Manchester United: De Gea,
Lindegaard; Evans, Evra, Fabio, Jones,
Smalling; Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher,
Giggs, Nani, Park, Valencia, Young;
Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen, Rooney. |
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Club Crest |
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Overall Club Record v SL Benfica |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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A |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
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N |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
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Overall
European Cup Record v SL Benfica |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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A |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
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N |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
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Overall Club Record at
Stadium of Light |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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A |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
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Overall Record v Portuguese
clubs |
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Opponents |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
win% |
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Portugal |
21 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
46 |
26 |
20 |
66.7% |
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All Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
Club
Record Apps & Goals v SL Benfica
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All Time Apps &
Goals |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V SL Benfica |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
4 |
0 |
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3 |
Scholes, Paul |
4 |
1 |
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4 |
van der Sar, Edwin |
4 |
0 |
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5 |
Best, George |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Charlton, Bobby |
3 |
3 |
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7 |
Crerand, Pat |
3 |
1 |
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8 |
Dunne, Tony |
3 |
0 |
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9 |
Fletcher, Darren |
3 |
0 |
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10 |
Foulkes, William |
3 |
1 |
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11 |
Giggs, Ryan |
3 |
2 |
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12 |
Neville, Gary |
3 |
0 |
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13 |
O'Shea, John |
3 |
0 |
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14 |
Rooney, Wayne |
3 |
0 |
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15 |
Saha, Louis |
3 |
2 |
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16 |
Smith, Alan |
3 |
0 |
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17 |
Stiles, Nobby |
3 |
0 |
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ALL TIME SCORERS
V SL Benfica |
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Rank |
Surname: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
Best, George |
3 |
3 |
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2 |
Charlton, Bobby |
3 |
3 |
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3 |
Saha, Louis |
2 |
3 |
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4 |
Giggs, Ryan |
2 |
3 |
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5 |
Kidd, Brian |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
Connelly, John |
1 |
2 |
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7 |
Herd, David |
1 |
2 |
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8 |
Vidic, Nemanja |
1 |
2 |
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9 |
van Nistlerooy, Ruud |
1 |
2 |
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10 |
Law, Denis |
1 |
2 |
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11 |
Crerand, Pat |
1 |
3 |
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12 |
Foulkes, William |
1 |
3 |
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13 |
Scholes, Paul |
1 |
4 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
EUROPEAN CUP APPEARANCE MAKERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
136 |
28 |
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2 |
Scholes, Paul |
128 |
25 |
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3 |
Neville, Gary |
115 |
2 |
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4 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
81 |
20 |
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5 |
Beckham, David |
81 |
15 |
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6 |
Keane, Roy |
80 |
14 |
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7 |
O'Shea, John |
76 |
2 |
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8 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
74 |
1 |
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9 |
Silvestre, Mikael |
69 |
2 |
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10 |
Butt, Nicky |
69 |
2 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
EUROPEAN CUP GOAL SCORERS |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
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1 |
van Nistlerooy, Ruud |
38 |
47 |
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2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
28 |
136 |
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3 |
Rooney, Wayne |
25 |
63 |
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4 |
Scholes, Paul |
25 |
128 |
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5 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
20 |
81 |
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6 |
Cole, Andrew |
19 |
49 |
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7 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
16 |
55 |
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8 |
Beckham, David |
15 |
81 |
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9 |
Law, Denis |
14 |
18 |
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10 |
Keane, Roy |
14 |
80 |
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Played for both
Manchester United & SL Benfica |
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Visit our extensive
MUFCINFO.COM A-Z Player Archive for more
detail on any of the players listed above |
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Pre Match
Press Conference Highlights &
Team News |
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On Benfica
tactically
"“I think the hardest
part for us will be picking the midfield in that
particular game. That area will be the biggest
challenge. They operate with three midfield players
in there. They don’t play anyone off the front. They
play three actual midfield players so we’ll have to
have a look at that.”
ON Team selection
“My team in Lisbon might be different on an
issue of experience," Sir Alex said. "We’ve also got
Darren Fletcher back fit. He’s looking good and did
well with Scotland last week. I think we’ll need to
have more experience in the game.
“The important thing is to qualify. Benfica away
from home is the kind of the game you have to
respect.” |
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Michael Carrick on
last years final
"The Champions League final doesn't still hurt," he
said.
"It was disappointing because we lost the final but
it wasn't a massive failure.
"You have to accept they were good. It is up to us
to be better." |
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Manchester United Team News |
SL Benfica Team News |
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Tom Cleverley
(foot ligament) is out after only injuring ligament
in the 5-0 thrashing of Bolton.
Rio Ferdinand, Mame Biram Diouf and
Federico Macheda did not travel to Portugal.
Jonny Evans and
Patrice Evra shrugged off hip and knee knocks
respectively. |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Rafael
(shoulder)
Nemanja Vidic
(calf)
Darron Gibson (foot)
Danny Welbeck (hamstring)
Tom Cleverley
(foot)
Rio Ferdinand, Mame
Biram Diouf and Federico Macheda. |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Nélson Oliveira
(thigh) |
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Doubtful |
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Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
none |
SUSPENDED |
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Previous 6 meetings
with SL Benfica |
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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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06/12/2006 |
2006-2007 |
European Cup |
W |
3 |
1 |
Santos, Fernando |
H |
74955 |
Old Trafford |
Nemanja Vidic 45', Ryan Giggs 61', Louis Saha 75' |
Nelson 27' |
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26/09/2006 |
2006-2007 |
European Cup |
W |
1 |
0 |
Santos, Fernando |
A |
61000 |
Estadio da Luz |
Louis Saha 60' |
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07/12/2005 |
2005-2006 |
European Cup |
L |
1 |
2 |
Koeman, Ronald |
A |
61000 |
Estadio da Luz |
Paul Scholes 6' |
Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34' |
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27/09/2005 |
2005-2006 |
European Cup |
W |
2 |
1 |
Koeman, Ronald |
H |
66112 |
Old Trafford |
Ryan Giggs 39', Ruud van Nistlerooy 85' |
Simao 59' |
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29/05/1968 |
1967-1968 |
European Cup |
W |
4 |
1 |
Gloria, Otto |
N |
99882 |
Wembley |
Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' |
Jaime Graca 80' |
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09/03/1966 |
1965-1966 |
European Cup |
W |
5 |
1 |
Guttmann, Bela |
A |
75000 |
Estadio da Luz |
George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80',
Bobby Charlton 89' |
Shay Brennan 52' (o.g. |
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Most Goals scored against SL Benfica 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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09/03/1966 |
1965-1966 |
European Cup |
W |
5 |
1 |
Guttmann, Bela |
A |
75000 |
Estadio da Luz |
George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80',
Bobby Charlton 89' |
Shay Brennan 52' (o.g. |
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Most Goals conceded v SL Benfica 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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07/12/2005 |
2005-2006 |
European Cup |
L |
1 |
2 |
Koeman, Ronald |
A |
61000 |
Estadio da Luz |
Paul Scholes 6' |
Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34' |
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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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09/03/1966 |
1965-1966 |
European Cup |
W |
5 |
1 |
Guttmann, Bela |
A |
75000 |
Estadio da Luz |
George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80',
Bobby Charlton 89' |
Shay Brennan 52' (o.g. |
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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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29/05/1968 |
1967-1968 |
European Cup |
W |
4 |
1 |
Gloria, Otto |
N |
99882 |
Wembley |
Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' |
Jaime Graca 80' |
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