Benfica 1-1 Manchester United: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 14 September 2011
Result
Benfica 1-1 Manchester United
Champions League · Wednesday 14 September 2011, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1
Benfica 1-1 Manchester United: match report
Benfica drew with Manchester United 1-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 14 September 2011. The half-time score was 1-1.
O. Cardozo opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Benfica's goal came from O. Cardozo (24'). Manchester United scored through Ryan Giggs (42').
Discipline: Benfica received 3 yellow cards; Manchester United received 2 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Manchester United in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Benfica win, 0 draws and 3 for Manchester United.
Key events
- 24'Goal · O. Cardozo
- 27'Yellow card · Wayne Rooney
- 39'Yellow card · P. Aimar
- 42'Goal · Ryan Giggs
- 61'Yellow card · M. Pereira
- 64'Yellow card · Michael Carrick
- 69'Yellow card · Nicolás Gaitán
Head-to-head
Team news
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Artur Moraes, Emerson, Luisão, Brandon Truter, Ezequiel Garay, Axel Witsel, Javi García, Nico Gaitán, Óscar Cardozo, Ruben Amorim, Pablo Aimar Giordano
Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)
Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, Darren Fletcher, Park Ji-Sung, Gabriel Obertan, Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Paul Scholes