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Manchester United 3-1 Benfica: Final score, stats and lineups

UEFA Champions League · Group Stage
Manchester United 4-0-2
  • Nemanja Vidić 45'+1'
  • Ryan Giggs 61'
  • Louis Saha 75'
3-1 FT
Benfica 2-1-3
  • Nélson 27'

Key events

  1. 27'
    Nélson
  2. Nemanja Vidić
    45'+1'
  3. Halftime 45'+2'
  4. Ryan Giggs
    61'
  5. 64'
    Paulo Jorge AlvesOff: Fabrizio Miccoli
  6. Gabriel HeinzeOff: Patrice Evra
    68'
  7. 73'
    Georgios KaragounisOff: Nuno Assis
  8. Darren FletcherOff: Ryan Giggs
    74'
  9. Louis Saha
    75'
  10. Ole Gunnar SolskjaerOff: Paul Scholes
    79'
  11. End Regular Time 90'+1'

Team stats

  • 9Corner Kicks2
  • 0Possession0
  • 18SHOTS6
  • 4ON GOAL1
  • 0Blocked Shots0

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Group Stage
Kickoff
Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 2:45 PM ET
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Series
MAN leads series 2-1

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