UCL: Manchester United-Benfica 2-0 |as it happened...
MATCH PREVIEW :
- Benfica have won only one of their 10 games against Manchester Utd, in all competitions (D2 L7), a 2-1 home win in the 2005/06 Champions League group stages.
- Manchester Utd have also never failed to score against Benfica (10 games).
- The Red Devils have claimed two victories and a draw over Benfica at home in the Champions League; all three of those encounters coming in the group stages of the competition.
- This is the first time that Benfica have lost their opening three games in the Champions League group stages; since the current format was set up in 2003/04, no team has ever lost their opening three group games and gone on to progress to the Last 16.
- United are currently enjoying a 19-game unbeaten run at home in European competition (including qualifiers, W15 D4); last tasting defeat at the Theatre of Dreams in March 2013 against Real Madrid.
- The Portuguese club have failed to come away with three points in any of their three previous group stage visits to England in the Champions League (D1 L2).
- José Mourinho’s first game as manager in European competition was with Benfica in September 2000. His team were held 2-2 at home against Halmstads in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
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