European Cup · 1st K.O. Stage - 2nd Leg (agg 2-1)
Manchester United v Olympique Lyonnais
1–0
Manchester United beat Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 4th March 2008 in the European Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo (41') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 4' Patrice Evra
- 24' Fabio Grosso
- 41' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 43' Luis Nani
- Half Time
- 55' Sébastien Squillaci
- 70' Carlos Tevez for Anderson
- 73' Darren Fletcher
- 90' Owen Hargreaves for Ronaldo
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Olympique Lyonnais Lineup
Starting XI
1 Gregory Coupet G
2 François Clerc D
3 Cris D
6 Kim Källström M
8 Juninho M
10 Karim Benzema F
11 Fabio Grosso D
14 Sidney Govou F
18 Hatem Ben Arfa F
28 Jérémy Toulalan M
29 Sébastien Squillaci D
Substitutes
5 Mathieu Bodmer
9 Fred on
19 César Delgado
23 Kader Keita on
27 Anthony Mounier
30 Rémy Vercoutre
32 Jean-Alain Boumsong
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alain Perrin
Olympique Lyonnais
Match Information
United vs Olympique Lyonnais History
Meeting 4 of 6
6
Played
3
Won
3
Drawn
0
Lost
13
Goals For
10
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 15th September 2004. After this match United had played Olympique Lyonnais 4 times: 2W 2D 0L.
15 Sep 2004 D 2–2 EC 23 Nov 2004 W 2–1 EC 20 Feb 2008 D 1–1 EC
4 Mar 2008 W 1–0 This match
10 Apr 2025 D 2–2 EL 17 Apr 2025 W 5–4 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
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 →