Manchester United 2-1 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 27 September 2005
Result
Manchester United 2-1 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 27 September 2005, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Manchester United 2-1 Benfica: match report
Manchester United beat Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 27 September 2005. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ryan Giggs opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Ryan Giggs (39') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (85'). Benfica scored through Simão (59').
Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Key events
- 39'Goal · Ryan Giggs
- 57'Yellow card · Luisão
- 58'Yellow card · Alan Smith
- 59'Goal · Simão
- 69'Yellow card · Nuno Gomes
- 85'Goal · Ruud van Nistelrooy
Team news
Manchester United line-up
Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Kieran Richardson, Phil Bardsley, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ryan Giggs, Alan Smith, Paul Scholes