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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview:
Manchester united v
SL Benfica
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP C,
matchday 05
Old Trafford,
Manchester, 7.45pm GMT, Tuesday 22nd November 2011. |
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Club Crest |
SL Benfica Club Facts |
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Full name |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
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Nickname(s) |
Águias, Encarnados |
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Short name |
Benfica |
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Founded |
February 28, 1904;
107 years ago
(1904-02-28)
as Grupo Sport Lisboa
(Lisbon Sport Group) |
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Ground |
Estádio da
Luz, (Estádio
do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Lisbon, Portugal
(Capacity: 65,000) |
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President |
Luís Filipe Vieira |
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Manager |
Jorge Jesus |
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How many times since |
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There has been
8
meetings between MUFC & SL
Benfica. |
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Club scorers |
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13
Players have scored goals against
SL Benfica in club history.
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George Best & Bobby Charlton
are MUFC's All time leading
scorer against SL Benfica
with 3 goals in 3
appearances
each. |
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Club Appearance makers |
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45
players have played in club history
against SL Benfica.
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The table below shows MUFC's All time leading
Appearance makers v
SL Benfica with 4
appearances each.
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Rank |
Name |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
4 |
3 |
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2 |
Scholes, Paul |
4 |
1 |
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3 |
Ronaldo,
Cristiano |
4 |
0 |
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4 |
Rooney, Wayne |
4 |
0 |
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5 |
Fletcher, Darren |
4 |
0 |
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6 |
van der Sar,
Edwin |
4 |
0 |
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7 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
4 |
0 |
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Match Officials |
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Referee
Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Assistant referees
Bahattin Duran (TUR), Tarik
Ongun (TUR)
Additional assistant referees
Tolga Özkalfa (TUR), Süleyman
Abay (TUR)
Fourth official
Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
UEFA Delegate
Pertti Alaja (FIN)
UEFA Referee observer
Marc Batta (FRA) |
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Squads |
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Manchester
United (from): De Gea, Lindegaard, Rafael,
Fabio, Jones, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra,
Nani, Valencia, Gibson, Anderson, Carrick,
Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Hernandez,
Berbatov.
Benfica (from): Artur Moraes, Martins,
Vitor, Luisao, Garay , Pereira , Witsel, Gaitan,
Nolito, Bruno Cesar, Matic, Aimar, O Cardozo, R
Moreno, Machado, Amorim, Jardel, Eduardo,
Saviola. |
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The 1st ever meeting |
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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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Former Reds who scored against MUFC
for SL Benfica. |
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On
09/03/1966
Shay
Brennan
(left) scored an own goal in a
match v Benfica
Lucky for him MUFC won 5-1!! |
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Club Connections |
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MUFC
won their 1st European Cup @ Wembley
after defeating SL Benfica 4-1 A.E.T. |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v SL Benfica |
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Overall Club Head to Head
v SL Benfica |
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 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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N |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
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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 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
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N |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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TOTAL |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
11 |
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COMPETITION RECORDS |
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ALL EUROPEAN CUP GAMES IN CLUB HISTORY |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
114 |
84 |
22 |
8 |
280 |
91 |
189 |
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A |
114 |
46 |
34 |
34 |
150 |
119 |
31 |
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N |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
233 |
132 |
57 |
44 |
438 |
218 |
220 |
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THE MANAGERS |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Record v SL Benfica |
All SL Benfica Managers who
have faced Manchester United |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson Overall Record v SL Benfica |
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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 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
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Sir Alex
Ferguson European Cup Record v SL Benfica |
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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 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
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Opponents Manager |
Matches
played |
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Santos, Fernando |
2 |
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Koeman, Ronald |
2 |
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Guttmann, Bela |
2 |
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Jorge, Jesus |
1 |
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Gloria, Otto |
1 |
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CLUB RECORD V Jorge
Jesus |
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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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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All Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
All Time Top Ten
Goalscoring Records v SL Benfica
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All
Time Top Ten Appearance Records v SL Benfica |
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CLUB 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 |
Giggs, Ryan |
3 |
4 |
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4 |
Saha, Louis |
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 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 |
29 |
138 |
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3 |
Rooney, Wayne |
27 |
66 |
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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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TOP 10
ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V SL Benfica |
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Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
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1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
4 |
3 |
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2 |
Scholes, Paul |
4 |
1 |
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3 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
4 |
0 |
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4 |
Rooney, Wayne |
4 |
0 |
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5 |
Fletcher, Darren |
4 |
0 |
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6 |
van der Sar, Edwin |
4 |
0 |
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7 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
4 |
0 |
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8 |
Charlton, Bobby |
3 |
3 |
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9 |
Best, George |
3 |
3 |
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10 |
Saha, Louis |
3 |
2 |
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11 |
Crerand, Pat |
3 |
1 |
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12 |
Foulkes, William |
3 |
1 |
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13 |
Neville, Gary |
3 |
0 |
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14 |
Carrick, Michael |
3 |
0 |
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15 |
O'Shea, John |
3 |
0 |
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16 |
Dunne, Tony |
3 |
0 |
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17 |
Stiles, Nobby |
3 |
0 |
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18 |
Smith, Alan |
3 |
0 |
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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 |
138 |
29 |
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2 |
Scholes, Paul |
128 |
25 |
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3 |
Neville, Gary |
115 |
2 |
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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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O'Shea, John |
76 |
2 |
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8 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
76 |
1 |
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9 |
Butt, Nicky |
69 |
2 |
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10 |
Silvestre, Mikael |
69 |
2 |
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Played for both
Manchester United & SL Benfica |
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Poborsky, Karel |
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detail on any of the players listed above |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights &
Team News |
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ON the Swansea game
“Keeping clean sheets has been an integral part of
our success and we have been careless with our
defending,” said Sir Alex Ferguson after the weekend
win at Swansea. “A few weeks ago there was genuine
criticism about the defending and the chances
opponents were getting. Swansea didn’t really make
any chances apart from the miss they had in the
first half.
“It was a solid performance and we never looked like
losing the game. We were comfortable and had good
possession.
“And when you win these games 1-0 it brings the
concentration back to a good level which has been
lacking.
“The concentration we showed is exactly what we need
back in the team.”
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Manchester United Team News |
SL Benfica Team News |
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Team News |
Ashley Young (toe)
will be pushing for a recall. |
Team News |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Michael
Owen (thigh)
Chris Smalling (foot)
Tom Cleverley (ankle)
Danny
Welbeck (muscle) |
INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
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Doubtful |
Wayne
Rooney (knock) sat out
training but should play
Patrice Evra
(virus) trained with the 21-man squad.
Danny Welbeck
(muscle strain) remains doubtful.
Jonny Evans
(tight hamstring) should also be
available. |
Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
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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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14/09/2011 |
2011-2012 |
European Cup |
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1 |
1 |
Jorge, Jesus |
A |
59671 |
Estadio da Luz |
Ryan Giggs 42' |
Oscar Cardozo 24' |
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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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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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