European Cup · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 2-2)
Manchester United v Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Old Trafford on Wednesday 24th April 2002 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Phillip Neville for G.Neville
- 29' Boris Zivkovic OG 1–0
- Half Time
- 62' Michael Ballack 1–1
- 67' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 2–1
- 75' Oliver Neuville 2–2
- 82' Roy Keane for Scholes
- 88' Denis Irwin for P. Neville
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Phillip Neville
18' for G.Neville
Roy Keane
82' for Scholes
Denis Irwin
88' for P. Neville
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup
Starting XI
1 Hans-Jörg Butt G
5 Jens Nowotny D
6 Boris Zivkovic D
8 Zé Roberto M
10 Yildiray Basturk M
12 Dimitar Berbatov F
13 Michael Ballack M
19 Lúcio D
25 Bernd Schneider M
28 Carsten Ramelow M
35 Diego Placente D
Substitutes
3 Marko Babic
9 Ulf Kirsten
15 Jurica Vranjes on
20 Frank Juric
26 Zoltan Sebescen on
27 Oliver Neuville on
47 Thomas Kleine
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Klaus Toppmoller
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
United vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen History
Meeting 1 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 1 time: 0W 1D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 66.7 |
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 →