European Cup · Quarter Final - 1st Leg (agg 1-0)
Chelsea v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1–0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 6th April 2011 in the European Cup. Wayne Rooney (24') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- 36' Yuri Zhirkov
- Half Time
- 51' Luis Nani for Rafael
- 60' Ramires
- 66' Michael Essien
- 74' Nemanja Vidic
- 78' Dimitar Berbatov for Hernandez
- 80' Edwin van der Sar
- 90' Fernando Torres
- 90' Chris Smalling for Park
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 11th goal of 2010-2011, and his 142nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 24'
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
2 Branislav Ivanovic CD-R
3 Ashley Cole LB
5 Michael Essien CM-R
7 Ramires RM
8 Frank Lampard CM-L
9 Fernando Torres CF-R
11 Didier Drogba CF-L
17 José Bosingwa RB
18 Yuri Zhirkov LM
26 John Terry CD-L
Substitutes
10 Yossi Benayoun
12 John Obi Mikel on
15 Florent Malouda on
19 Paulo Ferreira
21 Salomon Kalou
22 Ross Turnbull
39 Nicolas Anelka on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Carlo Ancelotti
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 159 of 199
199
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
56
Lost
312
Goals For
238
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 159 times: 68W 47D 44L.
3 Apr 2010 L 1–2 PL 8 Aug 2010 W 3–1 CS 1 Mar 2011 L 1–2 PL
6 Apr 2011 W 1–0 This match
12 Apr 2011 W 2–1 EC 8 May 2011 W 2–1 PL 18 Sep 2011 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 94 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 149 | 136 | 39.4 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →