Manchester United 4 v 1 Benfica, European Cup, Final, 29th May 1968, Season 1967-1968, Venue: Wembley
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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 29th May 1968 at Wembley stadium during the 1967-1968 season.
Scoreboard
Manchester United 4
Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93'
Benfica 1
Jaime Graca 80'
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Misc match information
4-3-3. A.E.T.

The Managers Match details Head to head record
Busby, Matt Gloria, Otto
Busby, Matt Gloria, Otto
Wednesday 29th May 1968
European Cup
1967-1968
Final
European Cup Trophy
Venue: Wembley (N)
Attendance: 99882
Match 3 of 11 vs Benfica
Benfica


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 1 Manchester United player portrait of Stepney, Alex Stepney, Alex Flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Brennan, Shay Brennan, Shay Flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Dunne, Tony Dunne, Tony Flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Crerand, Pat Crerand, Pat Flag
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Foulkes, William Foulkes, William Flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Stiles, Nobby Stiles, Nobby Flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Best, George Best, George Flag Goal 92'
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Kidd, Brian Kidd, Brian Flag Goal 93'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Flag Goal 53', 99'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Sadler, David Sadler, David Flag
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Aston Jnr, John Aston Jnr, John Flag
Newspaper Match Report
Match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Benfica played on Wednesday 29th May 1968 at Wembley stadium during the 1967-1968 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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