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European Cup · Matchday 01 - Group A

Manchester United v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4–2
HT 1–0
Tuesday 17th September 2013 · Old Trafford · Att: 74,000

Manchester United beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 17th September 2013 in the European Cup. Wayne Rooney (22', 70'), Robin van Persie (59') and Antonio Valencia (79') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 14' Heung-Min Son
  3. 14' Son Heung-Min
  4. 19' Stefan Reinartz
  5. 22' Wayne Rooney Assist: Patrice Evra 1–0
  6. 39' Robin van Persie
  7. Half Time 1–0
  8. 54' Simon Rolfes Assist: Heung-Min Son 1–1
  9. 59' Robin van Persie Assist: Antonio Valencia 2–1
  10. 70' Wayne Rooney 3–1
  11. 71' Ashley Young for Kagawa
  12. 79' Antonio Valencia Assist: Wayne Rooney 4–1
  13. 81' Tom Cleverley for Fellaini
  14. 84' Javier Hernandez for Rooney
  15. 88' Omer Toprak 4–2
  16. Full Time 4–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
3 Patrice Evra
5 Rio Ferdinand
10 Wayne Rooney 22', 70'
12 Chris Smalling
15 Nemanja Vidic
16 Michael Carrick
20 Robin van Persie 59'
25 Antonio Valencia 79'
26 Shinji Kagawa
31 Marouane Fellaini
Substitutes
Ashley Young
71' for Kagawa
Tom Cleverley
81' for Fellaini
Javier Hernandez
84' for Rooney

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Bernd Leno G
3 Stefan Reinartz CM
5 Emir Spahic CD-L
6 Simon Rolfes LM ⚽
7 Son Heung-Min LF
10 Emre Can RM
11 Stefan Kiessling F
17 Sebastian Boenisch LB
18 Sidney Sam RF
21 Ömer Toprak CD-R ⚽
26 Giulio Donati RB
Substitutes
4 Philipp Wollscheid
8 Lars Bender on
9 Eren Derdiyok on
14 Roberto Hilbert
15 Levin Öztunali
23 Robbie Kruse on
25 Andrés Palop

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
David Moyes
Manchester United
OPP
Sami Hyypia
Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4-3-3
Man Utd Bayer 04 Leverkusen
58%
Possession
42%
12
Shots
11
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Corners
6
10
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
0

United vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen History

Meeting 5 of 6
6
Played
4
Won
2
Drawn
0
Lost
16
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 24th April 2002. After this match United had played Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 times: 3W 2D 0L.
30 Apr 2002 D 1–1 EC 24 Sep 2002 W 2–1 EC 13 Nov 2002 W 2–0 EC
17 Sep 2013 W 4–2 This match
27 Nov 2013 W 5–0 EC
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 3210 8466.7
Away 3210 8266.7
All 6 meetings with Bayer 04 Leverkusen →

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 →