European Cup · Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 04
Manchester United v Sparta Prague
4–1
Manchester United beat Sparta Prague 4–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 3rd November 2004 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (14', 25', 60', 90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 25' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 2–0
- Half Time
- 53' Lukas Zelenka 2–1
- 60' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–1
- 70' Phillip Neville for Scholes
- 70' Jose Pereira Kleberson for Ronaldo
- 90+1' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 14', 25', 60', 90'+1
Sparta Prague Lineup
Starting XI
4 Pavel Pergl M
6 Tomas Sivok M
7 Lucas Zelenka M
8 Karel Poborsky M
11 Petr Vorisek M
14 Ales Urbanek M
15 Radoslav Kovác M
19 Martin Petras D
21 Tomas Jun F
22 Jiri Homola D
29 Jaromir Blazek G
Substitutes
9 Michal Meduna on
10 Ratislav Michalik
13 Marek Cech
16 Jan Simak on
18 Milan Pacanda on
27 Jiri Koubsky
30 David Bicík
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frantisek Straka
Sparta Prague
United vs Sparta Prague History
Meeting 2 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
4
Goals For
1
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 19th October 2004.
19 Oct 2004 D 0–0 EC
3 Nov 2004 W 4–1 This match
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →