European Cup · Phase 02 - Group A - Matchday 02
Manchester United v Boavista
3–0
Manchester United beat Boavista 3–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 5th December 2001 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (31', 62') and Laurent Blanc (55') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- Half Time
- 55' Laurent Blanc 2–0
- 62' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–0
- 77' John O'Shea for G.Neville
- 86' Quinton Fortune for Scholes
- 88' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
John O'Shea
77' for G.Neville
Quinton Fortune
86' for Scholes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
88' for van Nistlerooy
Boavista Lineup
Starting XI
1 Ricardo G
4 Cesar Paulo Turra D
5 Santos Pedro Emanuel D
6 Erivan D
7 Luis Jorge Silva M
8 Carlos Alberto Duda F
11 Elpidio Silva F
23 Frechaut M
25 Petit M
30 Goulart Alexandre M
37 Erwin Freking Sanchez M
Substitutes
2 Viana Rui Oscar
10 Marcio Santos on
16 Joaquim Martelinho on
18 Pedro Santos on
19 Jorge Mario Loja
55 Gomes Glauber
70 Andem William
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jaime Pacheco
Boavista
United vs Boavista History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
2
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
6
Goals For
0
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 5th December 2001. After this match United had played Boavista 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
5 Dec 2001 W 3–0 This match
19 Mar 2002 W 3–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 →