European Cup · Group A - Matchday 04
Manchester United v Benfica
2–0
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Benfica 2–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 31st October 2017 in the European Cup. Daley Blind (78') scored for United. United were captained by Chris Smalling, and the referee was Gediminas Mažeika.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Ruben Dias
- 6' Rúben Dias
- 24' Eric Bailly
- 24' Jesse Lingard
- 45' Mile Svilar OG 1–0
- 45' Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Lingard
- Half Time 1–0
- 68' Ander Herrera for Mata
- 69' Eduardo Salvio
- 75' Marcus Rashford for Martial
- 77' Andreas Samaris
- 78' Daley Blind pen 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
51%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Gediminas Mažeika
Referee
Chris Smalling
Captain
Starting XI
Player
17 Daley Blind 78'
Substitutes
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
45' for Lingard
Ander Herrera
68' for Mata
Marcus Rashford
75' for Martial
Benfica Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Mile Svilar G
3 Alejandro Grimaldo LB
5 Ljubomir Fejsa CM
7 Andreas Samaris RM
8 Douglas RB
9 Raúl Jiménez F
18 Eduardo Salvio RF
21 Pizzi LM
33 Jardel CD-L
66 Rúben Dias CD-R
84 Diogo Gonçalves LF
Substitutes
2 Lisandro López
10 Jonas on
12 Julio César De León
14 Haris Seferovic on
17 Andrija Zivkovic
19 Eliseu on
22 Franco Cervi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Rui Vitoria
Benfica
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Benfica
4-3-3
United vs Benfica History
Meeting 11 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.
| 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 →