European Cup · Matchday 06 - Group H
Valencia v Manchester United
2–1
HT 1–0
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Valencia at Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday 12th December 2018 in the European Cup. Marcus Rashford (87') scored for United. United were captained by Antonio Valencia, and the referee was Georgi Kabakov.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Antonio Valencia
- 17' Carlos Soler 1–0
- 28' Toni Lato
- 30' Eric Bailly
- 45' Ashley Young for Rojo
- Half Time 1–0
- 47' Phil Jones OG 2–0
- 57' Marcus Rashford for Fred
- 69' Jesse Lingard for Lukaku
- 82' Marcus Rashford
- 87' Marcus Rashford Assist: Ashley Young 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
55%
Possession
4-4-1-1
Formation
Georgi Kabakov
Referee
Antonio Valencia
Captain
Starting XI
Player
4 Phil Jones 47'
Valencia Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
1 Jaume Doménech G
3 Rúben Vezo CD-R
6 Geoffrey Kondogbia CM-L
8 Carlos Soler RM ⚽
10 Dani Parejo CM-R
11 Denis Cheryshev LM
12 Mouctar Diakhaby CD-L
15 Toni Lato LB
21 Cristiano Piccini RB
22 Santi Mina CF-L
23 Michy Batshuayi CF-R
Substitutes
13 Neto
17 Francis Coquelin
18 Daniel Wass
19 Rodrigo on
20 Ferran Torres on
24 Ezequiel Garay on
34 Lee Kang-in
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Marcelino
Valencia
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Valencia
4-4-2
United vs Valencia History
Meeting 10 of 10
10
Played
2
Won
6
Drawn
2
Lost
8
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 15th September 1982.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20.0 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20.0 |
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 →