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Manchester United vs Benfica
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Manchester United head-to-head record against Benfica

Explore the complete all-time statistical record of every competitive first-team match played by Newton Heath and Manchester United against Benfica.

This archive includes the full time-line and head-to-head record, results, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored, goals conceded, venues, competitions, managers, attendances, red cards, penalties, own goals, hat-tricks and a full chronological list of all matches played against Benfica. It is designed as a complete historical reference point for supporters, historians and football statisticians researching Manchester United’s record against this opponent.

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Manchester United v Benfica All-Time Record

Manchester United club crest P W D L F A record
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
Total 11 8 2 1 25 11 +14 72.73
Benfica club crest
First Match Played: 02 Feb 1966 W 3-2 European Cup @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 31 Oct 2017 W 2-0 European Cup @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (99882) 29 May 1968 W 4-1 European Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals Scored v Opponent: (5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent: (2) See table below
Other information
Goals scored against Benfica Appearances against Benfica Benfica managers against Manchester United Manchester United managers against Benfica
No Player Goals Apps
1. Best, George 3 3
2. Charlton, Bobby 3 3
3. Giggs, Ryan 3 4
4. Saha, Louis 2 3
5. Kidd, Brian 1 1
6. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 1
7. Connelly, John 1 2
8. Herd, David 1 2
9. Law, Denis 1 2
10. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 1 2
11. Vidic, Nemanja 1 2
12. Blind, Daley 1 2
13. Rashford, Marcus 1 2
14. Crerand, Pat 1 3
15. Foulkes, William 1 3
16. Scholes, Paul 1 4
17. Fletcher, Darren 1 5
No Player Apps Goals
1. Ferdinand, Rio 5 0
2. Fletcher, Darren 5 1
3. Giggs, Ryan 4 3
4. Ronaldo, Cristiano 4 0
5. Scholes, Paul 4 1
6. van der Sar, Edwin 4 0
7. Rooney, Wayne 4 0
8. Carrick, Michael 4 0
9. Smalling, Chris 4 0
10. Best, George 3 3
11. Charlton, Bobby 3 3
12. Crerand, Pat 3 1
13. Dunne, Tony 3 0
14. Foulkes, William 3 1
15. Stiles, Nobby 3 0
16. O'Shea, John 3 0
17. Smith, Alan 3 0
18. Neville, Gary 3 0
19. Saha, Louis 3 2
20. Evra, Patrice 3 0
21. Valencia, Antonio 3 0
22. de Gea, David 3 0
23. Connelly, John 2 1
24. Gregg, Harry 2 0
25. Herd, David 2 1
26. Law, Denis 2 1
27. Brennan, Shay 2 0
28. Richardson, Kieran 2 0
29. van Nistelrooy, Ruud 2 1
30. Park, Ji-Sung 2 0
31. Heinze, Gabriel 2 0
32. Vidic, Nemanja 2 1
33. da Silva, Fabio 2 0
34. Hernández, Javier 2 0
35. Jones, Phil 2 0
36. Nani, Luis 2 0
37. Blind, Daley 2 1
38. Herrera, Ander 2 0
39. Lingard, Jesse 2 0
40. Lukaku, Romelu 2 0
41. Martial, Anthony 2 0
42. Mata, Juan 2 0
43. Matic, Nemanja 2 0
44. McTominay, Scott 2 0
45. Mkhitaryan, Henrikh 2 0
46. Rashford, Marcus 2 1
47. Cantwell, Noel 1 0
48. Aston Jnr, John 1 0
49. Kidd, Brian 1 1
50. Sadler, David 1 0
51. Stepney, Alex 1 0
52. Bardsley, Phil 1 0
53. Silvestre, Mikaël 1 0
54. Solskjær, Ole-Gunnar 1 0
55. Evans, Jonny 1 0
56. Lindegaard, Anders 1 0
57. Berbatov, Dimitar 1 1
58. Young, Ashley 1 0
59. Lindelöf, Victor 1 0
60. Bailly, Eric 1 0
61. Darmian, Matteo 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Guttmann, Bela 2
2. Koeman, Ronald 2
3. Santos, Fernando 2
4. Jorge, Jesus 2
5. Vitoria, Rui 2
6. Gloria, Otto 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Manchester United opponents record Benfica nationality record Competitions played against Benfica Stadiums used in Manchester United matches against Benfica
No Opponent Count
1. Benfica 11
No Nationality Count
1. Portugal 11
No Competition Count
1. European Cup 11
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 5
2. Estadio da Luz 5
3. Wembley 1
Manchester United red cards against Benfica Cup finals against Benfica
No Date Player Competition HAN WDL F-A
No red cards found vs Benfica.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 29-05-1968 W 4-1 Benfica European Cup
Manchester United penalties scored against Benfica Manchester United penalties conceded against Benfica
No Date Player Pens WDL F-A Competition
1. 31-10-2017 Blind, Daley 1 W 2-0 European Cup
No Date Count F-A Competition Opponent scorers
No penalties conceded vs Benfica.
Own goals in favour of Manchester United against Benfica Own goals against Manchester United versus Benfica
No Date OG F-A Scorers
1. 31-10-2017 1 2-0 Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
Date OG WDL F-A HAN Comp Player
09-03-1966 1 W 5-1 A European Cup Brennan, Shay
22-11-2011 1 D 2-2 H European Cup Jones, Phil
Most goals scored by Manchester United against Benfica Most goals conceded by Manchester United against Benfica
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
09-03-1966 Benfica W 5-1 A European Cup
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
02-02-1966 Benfica W 3-2 H European Cup
07-12-2005 Benfica L 1-2 A European Cup
22-11-2011 Benfica D 2-2 H European Cup
Manchester United hat-tricks against Benfica  
No Date Player G WDL F-A Competition
No hat-tricks found vs Benfica.
 
Matches played against Benfica
No Date Comp Match footage Shirt WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 02-02-1966 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 02-02-1966 Win 3-2 H David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
2. 09-03-1966 European Cup Watch match footage Match shirt worn on 09-03-1966 Win 5-1 A George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
3. 29-05-1968 European Cup Watch match footage Match shirt worn on 29-05-1968 Win 4-1 N Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' Jaime Graca 80'
4. 27-09-2005 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 27-09-2005 Win 2-1 H Ryan Giggs 39', Ruud van Nistelrooy 85' Simao 59'
5. 07-12-2005 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 07-12-2005 Loss 1-2 A Paul Scholes 6' Marcio Geovanni 16', Gilberto Galdino Beto 34'
6. 26-09-2006 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 26-09-2006 Win 1-0 A Louis Saha 60'
7. 06-12-2006 European Cup Watch match footage Match shirt worn on 06-12-2006 Win 3-1 H Nemanja Vidic 45'+1, Ryan Giggs 61', Louis Saha 75' Nelson 27'
8. 14-09-2011 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 14-09-2011 Draw 1-1 A Ryan Giggs 42' Oscar Cardozo 24'
9. 22-11-2011 European Cup ? Match shirt worn on 22-11-2011 Draw 2-2 H Dimitar Berbatov 30', Darren Fletcher 59' Phil Jones 4' (o.g.), Pablo Aimar 60
10. 18-10-2017 European Cup Watch match footage Match shirt worn on 18-10-2017 Win 1-0 A Marcus Rashford 64'
11. 31-10-2017 European Cup Watch match footage Match shirt worn on 31-10-2017 Win 2-0 H Mile Svilar 45' (o.g.), Daley Blind 78' (pen)
 

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