European Cup · Group C - Matchday 01
Benfica v Manchester United
1–1
HT 1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Benfica at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday 14th September 2011 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (42') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Oscar Cardozo Assist: Nicolas Gaitan 1–0
- 27' Wayne Rooney
- 39' Pablo Aimar
- 42' Ryan Giggs Assist: Luis Antonio Valencia 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 61' Maxi Pereira
- 61' Maximiliano Pereira
- 65' Michael Carrick
- 69' Nico Gaitan
- 69' Nicolas Gaitan
- 69' Javier Hernandez for Fletcher
- 69' Luis Nani for Valencia
- 78' Phil Jones for Fabio
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 42'
Benfica Lineup
4-4-1-1
Starting XI
1 Artur Morães G
3 Émerson Conceição LB
4 Luisão CD-L
5 Rúben Amorim RM
6 Javi García CM-L
7 Óscar Cardozo F ⚽
10 Pablo Aimar RCF
14 Maxi Pereira RB
20 Nico Gaitan LM
24 Ezequiel Garay CD-R
28 Axel Witsel CM-R
Substitutes
8 Bruno César on
9 Nolito on
19 Rodrigo
21 Nemanja Matic on
30 Javier Saviola
33 Jardel
47 Eduardo
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jesus Jorge
Benfica
Match Information
Man Utd
4-5-1
Formation
Benfica
4-4-1-1
United vs Benfica History
Meeting 8 of 11
11
Played
8
Won
2
Drawn
1
Lost
25
Goals For
11
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 2nd February 1966. After this match United had played Benfica 8 times: 6W 1D 1L.
7 Dec 2005 L 1–2 EC 26 Sep 2006 W 1–0 EC 6 Dec 2006 W 3–1 EC
14 Sep 2011 D 1–1 This match
22 Nov 2011 D 2–2 EC 18 Oct 2017 W 1–0 EC 31 Oct 2017 W 2–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 80.0 |
| Away | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 60.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →