European Cup · Quarter-Final - 1st Leg (agg 2-0)
Roma v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Roma 2–0 at Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday 1st April 2008 in the European Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo (39') and Wayne Rooney (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' John O'Shea for Vidic
- 39' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–1
- 45' Oliveira Anderson
- 45' David Pizarro
- Half Time
- 53' Philippe Mexes
- 55' Owen Hargreaves for Anderson
- 66' Wayne Rooney 0–2
- 84' Carlos Tevez for Rooney
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
- Wayne Rooney scored his 75th goal for United in all competitions.
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 36th goal of 2007-2008, and his 85th for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 66'
Roma Lineup
Starting XI
2 Christian Panucci D
5 Philippe Mexes D
7 David Pizarro M
8 Alberto Aquilani M
9 Mirko Vucinic F
11 Rodrigo Taddei M
16 Daniele De Rossi M
22 Max Tonetto D
30 Alessandro Mancini M
32 Doni G
77 Marco Cassetti D
Substitutes
1 Gianluca Curci
3 Cicinho on
14 Ludovic Giuly on
15 Vitorino Antunes
18 Marco Esposito on
21 Matteo Ferrari
33 Matteo Brighi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Luciano Spalletti
Roma
Match Information
United vs Roma History
Meeting 5 of 8
8
Played
5
Won
1
Drawn
2
Lost
21
Goals For
9
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 4th April 2007. After this match United had played Roma 5 times: 3W 1D 1L.
10 Apr 2007 W 7–1 EC 2 Oct 2007 W 1–0 EC 12 Dec 2007 D 1–1 EC
1 Apr 2008 W 2–0 This match
9 Apr 2008 W 1–0 EC 29 Apr 2021 W 6–2 EL 6 May 2021 L 2–3 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →