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Manchester United v Portuguese opponents
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Manchester United opponent nationality records

Explore the complete statistical record of every Newton Heath and Manchester United competitive first-team match played against Portuguese opposition. This page includes results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, opponents faced, stadiums, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks, and a full chronological list of all matches played against clubs from Portugal.

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P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 13 10 3 0 36 15 +21 76.92
A 14 7 3 4 21 19 +2 50.00
N 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Total 28 18 6 4 61 35 +26 64.29
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Portugal (Portuguese clubs)
First Match Played: 26 Feb 1964 Sporting Club Lisbon W 4-1 @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 03 Oct 2024 Porto D 3-3 @ Estadio do Dragao
Highest Attendance: (99882) 29 May 1968 Benfica W 4-1 @ Wembley
Most Goals Scored vs This Nationality: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded vs This Nationality: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent manager Club manager
No Player Goals Apps
1. Law, Denis 4 4
2. Charlton, Bobby 4 5
3. Giggs, Ryan 4 14
4. Hernandez, Javier 3 4
5. Best, George 3 5
6. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 3 5
7. Ronaldo, Cristiano 3 10
8. Coppell, Steve 2 2
9. Blanc, Laurent 2 2
10. Tevez, Carlos 2 3
11. Rashford, Marcus 2 3
12. Saha, Louis 2 7
13. Rooney, Wayne 2 9
14. Scholes, Paul 2 12
15. Kidd, Brian 1 1
16. Cole, Andrew 1 1
17. Hojlund, Rasmus 1 1
18. Maguire, Harry 1 1
19. Connelly, John 1 2
20. Nicholl, Jimmy 1 2
21. Cantona, Eric 1 2
22. May, David 1 2
23. Fortune, Quinton 1 2
24. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 2
25. van Persie, Robin 1 2
26. Blind, Daley 1 2
27. Beckham, David 1 3
28. Herd, David 1 4
29. Crerand, Pat 1 5
30. Foulkes, William 1 5
31. Evans, Jonny 1 5
32. Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 1 6
33. Vidic, Nemanja 1 6
34. Fletcher, Darren 1 9
No Player Apps Goals
1. Giggs, Ryan 14 4
2. Scholes, Paul 12 2
3. Neville, Gary 10 0
4. O'Shea, John 10 0
5. Ronaldo, Cristiano 10 3
6. Fletcher, Darren 9 1
7. Ferdinand, Rio 9 0
8. Rooney, Wayne 9 2
9. Carrick, Michael 9 0
10. Evra, Patrice 8 0
11. Saha, Louis 7 2
12. van der Sar, Edwin 7 0
13. Nani, Luis 7 0
14. Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 6 1
15. Vidic, Nemanja 6 1
16. Best, George 5 3
17. Charlton, Bobby 5 4
18. Crerand, Pat 5 1
19. Dunne, Tony 5 0
20. Foulkes, William 5 1
21. Butt, Nicky 5 0
22. Neville, Phillip 5 0
23. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 5 3
24. Evans, Jonny 5 1
25. Smalling, Chris 5 0
26. de Gea, David 5 0
27. Brennan, Shay 4 0
28. Herd, David 4 1
29. Law, Denis 4 4
30. Stiles, Nobby 4 0
31. Anderson, Oliveira 4 0
32. Hernandez, Javier 4 3
33. Valencia, Antonio 4 0
34. Stepney, Alex 3 0
35. Beckham, David 3 1
36. Johnsen, Ronny 3 0
37. Keane, Roy 3 0
38. Silvestre, Mikael 3 0
39. Brown, Wesley 3 0
40. Smith, Alan 3 0
41. Park, Ji-Sung 3 0
42. Tevez, Carlos 3 2
43. Rashford, Marcus 3 2
44. Gaskell, David 2 0
45. Setters, Maurice 2 0
46. Connelly, John 2 1
47. Gregg, Harry 2 0
48. Albiston, Arthur 2 0
49. Buchan, Martin 2 0
50. Coppell, Steve 2 2
51. Hill, Gordon 2 0
52. Houston, Stewart 2 0
53. McCreery, David 2 0
54. McGrath, Chris 2 0
55. McIlroy, Sammy 2 0
56. Nicholl, Jimmy 2 1
57. Cantona, Eric 2 1
58. Irwin, Denis 2 0
59. May, David 2 1
60. Pallister, Gary 2 0
61. Schmeichel, Peter 2 0
62. Barthez, Fabien 2 0
63. Blanc, Laurent 2 2
64. Fortune, Quinton 2 1
65. Howard, Tim 2 0
66. Richardson, Kieran 2 0
67. Heinze, Gabriel 2 0
68. Berbatov, Dimitar 2 1
69. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
70. Jones, Phil 2 0
71. da Silva, Rafael 2 0
72. van Persie, Robin 2 1
73. Blind, Daley 2 1
74. Herrera, Ander 2 0
75. Lingard, Jesse 2 0
76. Lukaku, Romelu 2 0
77. Martial, Anthony 2 0
78. Mata, Juan 2 0
79. Matic, Nemanja 2 0
80. McTominay, Scott 2 0
81. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 2 0
82. Chisnall, Phillip 1 0
83. Cantwell, Noel 1 0
84. Aston Jnr, John 1 0
85. Kidd, Brian 1 1
86. Sadler, David 1 0
87. Forsyth, Alex 1 0
88. Grimes, Ashley 1 0
89. Macari, Lou 1 0
90. Pearson, Stuart 1 0
91. Cole, Andrew 1 1
92. Poborsky, Karel 1 0
93. Veron, Juan Sebastian 1 0
94. Yorke, Dwight 1 0
95. Forlan, Diego 1 0
96. Stewart, Michael 1 0
97. Djemba Djemba, Eric 1 0
98. Bardsley, Phil 1 0
99. Hargreaves, Owen 1 0
100. Kuszczak, Tomasz 1 0
101. Lindegaard, Anders 1 0
102. Young, Ashley 1 0
103. Buttner, Alexander 1 0
104. Cleverley, Tom 1 0
105. Kagawa, Shinji 1 0
106. Welbeck, Danny 1 0
107. Lindelof, Victor 1 0
108. Bailly, Eric 1 0
109. Darmian, Matteo 1 0
110. Casemiro, Carlos 1 0
111. Dalot, Diogo 1 0
112. de Ligt, Matthijs 1 0
113. Diallo, Amad 1 0
114. dos Santos, Antony 1 0
115. Eriksen, Christian 1 0
116. Fernandes, Bruno 1 0
117. Garnacho, Alejandro 1 0
118. Hojlund, Rasmus 1 1
119. Maguire, Harry 1 1
120. Martinez, Lisandro 1 0
121. Mazraoui, Noussair 1 0
122. Onana, Andre 1 0
123. Zirkzee, Joshua 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Fernandes, Anselmo 2
2. Guttmann, Bela 2
3. Pedroto, Jose 2
4. Oliveira, Antonio 2
5. Pacheco, Jaime 2
6. Mourinho, Jose 2
7. Koeman, Ronald 2
8. Santos, Fernando 2
9. Bento, Paulo 2
10. Ferreira, Jesualdo 2
11. Jorge, Jesus 2
12. Peseiro, Jose 2
13. Vitoria, Rui 2
14. Gloria, Otto 1
15. Bruno, Vitor 1
No MUFC Managers Count
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No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 13
2. Estadio da Luz 5
3. Estadio do Dragao 3
4. De Jose Alvalade 2
5. Estadio das Antas 2
6. Wembley 1
7. Estadio do Bessa 1
8. Estadio Municipal de Braga 1
No Competition Count
1. European Cup 23
2. Cup Winners Cup 4
3. Europa League 1
No Opponent Count
1. Benfica 11
2. Porto 9
3. Sporting Club Lisbon 4
4. Boavista 2
5. SC Braga 2
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. Portugal 28
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No Date Player Opponent HAN WDL F-A
1. 25-02-2004 Keane, Roy Porto A L 1-2
2. 03-10-2024 Fernandes, Bruno Porto A D 3-3
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 29-05-1968 W 4-1 Benfica European Cup
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No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Opponent
1. 26-02-1964 Law, Denis 2 W 4-1 Sporting Club Lisbon
2. 19-03-2002 Beckham, David 1 W 3-0 Boavista
3. 07-11-2012 Rooney, Wayne 1 W 3-1 SC Braga
4. 31-10-2017 Blind, Daley 1 W 2-0 Benfica
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent Opponent scorers
1. 18-03-1964 1 0-5 Cup Winners Cup Sporting Club Lisbon Osvaldo da Silva 2' (pen), 13', 54', Geo Carvalho 46', Joao Morais 51'
2. 07-11-2012 1 3-1 European Cup SC Braga Alan 49' (pen)
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No Date OG F-A Opponent Scorers
1. 02-11-1977 2 5-2 Porto Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44'
2. 31-10-2017 1 2-0 Benfica Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Opponent Player
09-03-1966 1 W 5-1 A European Cup Benfica Brennan, Shay
22-11-2011 1 D 2-2 H European Cup Benfica 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
02-11-1977 Porto W 5-2 H Cup Winners Cup
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
18-03-1964 Sporting Club Lisbon L 0-5 A Cup Winners Cup
Manchester United hat-tricks vs opponent  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Opponent
1. 26-02-1964 Law, Denis 3 W 4-1 Sporting Club Lisbon
 
Matches played vs Portuguese opposition
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 26-02-1964 CWC Sporting Club Lisbon W 4-1 H Denis Law 22', 60' (pen), 70' (pen), Bobby Charlton 39' Osvaldo da Silva 65'
2. 18-03-1964 CWC Sporting Club Lisbon L 0-5 A Osvaldo da Silva 2' (pen), 13', 54', Geo Carvalho 46', Joao Morais 51'
3. 02-02-1966 EC/UCL Benfica W 3-2 H David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
4. 09-03-1966 EC/UCL Benfica W 5-1 A George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
5. 29-05-1968 EC/UCL Benfica W 4-1 N Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' Jaime Graca 80'
6. 19-10-1977 CWC Porto L 0-4 A Duda 8', 24', 54', Oliveira 60'
7. 02-11-1977 CWC Porto W 5-2 H Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44' Seninho 29', 85'
8. 05-03-1997 EC/UCL Porto W 4-0 H David May 22', Eric Cantona 34', Ryan Giggs 60', Andrew Cole 80'
9. 19-03-1997 EC/UCL Porto D 0-0 A
10. 05-12-2001 EC/UCL Boavista W 3-0 H Ruud van Nistelrooy 31', 62', Laurent Blanc 55'
11. 19-03-2002 EC/UCL Boavista W 3-0 A Laurent Blanc 14', Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 29', David Beckham 51' (pen)
12. 25-02-2004 EC/UCL Porto L 1-2 A Quinton Fortune 14' Benni McCarthy 29', 78'
13. 09-03-2004 EC/UCL Porto D 1-1 H Paul Scholes 32' Costinha 90'
14. 27-09-2005 EC/UCL Benfica W 2-1 H Ryan Giggs 39', Ruud van Nistelrooy 85' Simao 59'
15. 07-12-2005 EC/UCL Benfica L 1-2 A Paul Scholes 6' Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34'
16. 26-09-2006 EC/UCL Benfica W 1-0 A Louis Saha 60'
17. 06-12-2006 EC/UCL Benfica W 3-1 H Nemanja Vidic 45'+1, Ryan Giggs 61', Louis Saha 75' Nelson 27'
18. 19-09-2007 EC/UCL Sporting Club Lisbon W 1-0 A Cristiano Ronaldo 62'
19. 27-11-2007 EC/UCL Sporting Club Lisbon W 2-1 H Carlos Tevez 61', Cristiano Ronaldo 90'+2 Abel 21'
20. 07-04-2009 EC/UCL Porto D 2-2 H Wayne Rooney 15', Carlos Tevez 86' Cristian Rodriguez 4', Lucho Gonzalez 90'
21. 15-04-2009 EC/UCL Porto W 1-0 A Cristiano Ronaldo 5'
22. 14-09-2011 EC/UCL Benfica D 1-1 A Ryan Giggs 42' Oscar Cardozo 24'
23. 22-11-2011 EC/UCL Benfica D 2-2 H Dimitar Berbatov 30', Darren Fletcher 59' Phil Jones 4' (o.g.), Pablo Aimar 60
24. 23-10-2012 EC/UCL SC Braga W 3-2 H Javier Hernandez 25', 75', Jonny Evans 62' Alan 2', 20'
25. 07-11-2012 EC/UCL SC Braga W 3-1 A Robin van Persie 80', Wayne Rooney 85' (pen), Javier Hernandez 90+2' Alan 49' (pen)
26. 18-10-2017 EC/UCL Benfica W 1-0 A Marcus Rashford 64'
27. 31-10-2017 EC/UCL Benfica W 2-0 H Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
28. 03-10-2024 EL Porto D 3-3 A Marcus Rashford 7', Rasmus Hojlund 20', Harry Maguire 90'+1 Pepe 27', Samu Omorodion 34', 50'
 

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