European Cup · Quarter-Final - 1st Leg (agg 2-2)
Manchester United v Porto
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Porto at Old Trafford on Tuesday 7th April 2009 in the European Cup. Wayne Rooney (15') and Carlos Tevez (86') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Cristian Rodriguez 0–1
- 15' Wayne Rooney 1–1
- Half Time
- 59' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 72' Gary Neville for Evans
- 72' Carlos Tevez for Scholes
- 76' Bruno Alves
- 86' Carlos Tevez 2–1
- 90' Lucho Gonzalez 2–2
- 90' Helton
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 15'
Porto Lineup
Starting XI
1 Helton G
2 Bruno Alves CD-L
8 Lucho González RM
9 Lisandro López RF
10 Cristian Rodríguez F ⚽
12 Hulk LF
14 Rolando CD-R
16 Raul Meireles LM
21 Cristian Sapunaru RB
25 Fernando CM
28 Aly Cissokho LB
Substitutes
4 Milan Stepanov
11 Mariano González on ⚽
17 Tarik Sektioui
19 Ernesto Farías
20 Tomás Costa on
22 Andres Madrid on
33 Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jesualdo Ferreira
Porto
Match Information
United vs Porto History
Meeting 7 of 9
9
Played
3
Won
4
Drawn
2
Lost
17
Goals For
14
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 19th October 1977. After this match United had played Porto 7 times: 2W 3D 2L.
19 Mar 1997 D 0–0 EC 25 Feb 2004 L 1–2 EC 9 Mar 2004 D 1–1 EC
7 Apr 2009 D 2–2 This match
15 Apr 2009 W 1–0 EC 3 Oct 2024 D 3–3 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20.0 |
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 →