European Cup · Phase 02 - Group D - Matchday 01
Basel v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Basel 3–1 at St Jakob Stadium on Tuesday 26th November 2002 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (62', 63') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (68') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Christian Eduardo Gimenez 1–0
- Half Time
- 62' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–2
- 68' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–3
- 73' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- 90' Luke Chadwick for Solskjaer
- 90+3' David May for Brown
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 62', 63'
Substitutes
Diego Forlan
73' for van Nistlerooy
Luke Chadwick
90' for Solskjaer
David May
90+3' for Brown
Basel Lineup
Starting XI
1 Pascal Zuberbuhler G
5 Marco Zwyssig D
10 Hakan Yakin F
13 Christian Gimenez F
15 Murat Yakin D
17 Mario Cantaluppi M
20 Bernt Haas D
22 Ivan Ergic F
24 Timothee Atouba M
33 Juilio Rossi F
Scott Chipperfield F
Substitutes
4 Alexandre Quennoz
8 Carlos Varela
11 Herve Tum on
12 Sebastien Barberis on
16 Gregory Duruz on
18 Eric Rapo
Benjamin Huggel
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Christian Gross
Basel
United vs Basel History
Meeting 1 of 6
6
Played
2
Won
2
Drawn
2
Lost
11
Goals For
8
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 26th November 2002. After this match United had played Basel 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Away | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 33.3 |
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 →