European Cup · Phase 01 - Group E - Matchday 06
Wolfsburg v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Wolfsburg 3–1 at Volkswagen Arena on Tuesday 8th December 2009 in the European Cup. Michael Owen (44', 83', 90'+1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Michael Owen 0–1
- Half Time
- 56' Edin Dzeko 1–1
- 74' Antonio Valencia for Nani
- 74' Gabriel Obertan for Welbeck
- 83' Michael Owen 1–2
- 90+1' Michael Owen 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Michael Owen 44', 83', 90'+1
Wolfsburg Lineup
Starting XI
1 Diego Benaglio G
4 Marcel Schäfer LB
5 Ricardo Costa CD-R
7 Josué DM
9 Edin Dzeko CF-R ⚽
10 Zvjezdan Misimovic AM
13 Makoto Hasebe RM
20 Sascha Riether RB
23 Grafite CF-L
25 Christian Gentner LM
43 Andrea Barzagli CD-L
Substitutes
6 Jan Simunek
12 André Lenz
15 Karim Ziani on
16 Fabian Johnson
17 Alexander Madlung
19 Peter Pekarík
24 Ashkan Dejagah on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Armin Veh
Wolfsburg
Match Information
United vs Wolfsburg History
Meeting 2 of 4
4
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
9
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 30th September 2009. After this match United had played Wolfsburg 2 times: 2W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50.0 |
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 →