European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 02
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 at Bayarena on Tuesday 24th September 2002 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (31', 44') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- 44' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- Half Time
- 46' Gary Neville for O'Shea
- 46' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- 52' Dimitar Berbatov 1–2
- 88' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Veron
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 31', 44'
Substitutes
Gary Neville
46' for O'Shea
Diego Forlan
46' for van Nistlerooy
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
88' for Veron
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup
Starting XI
3 Lúcio D
6 Boris Zivkovic D
10 Yildiray Basturk M
14 Hanno Balitsch M
17 Pascal Ojigwe M
19 Marko Babic M
20 Frank Juric G
23 Thomas Brdaric F
25 Bernd Schneider M
27 Oliver Neuville F
28 Carsten Ramelow M
Substitutes
1 Hans-Jörg Butt
8 Jan Simak on
11 Francoaldo Franca on
12 Dimitar Berbatov on
13 Daniel Bierofka
15 Jurica Vranjes
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 3 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 3 times: 1W 2D 0L.
24 Apr 2002 D 2–2 EC 30 Apr 2002 D 1–1 EC
24 Sep 2002 W 2–1 This match
13 Nov 2002 W 2–0 EC 17 Sep 2013 W 4–2 EC 27 Nov 2013 W 5–0 EC | 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 →