European Cup · Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 06
Benfica v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Benfica at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday 7th December 2005 in the European Cup. Paul Scholes (6') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Paul Scholes 0–1
- 16' Marcio Geovanni 1–1
- 18' Gilberto Galdino Beto
- 23' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 34' Gilberto Galdino Beto 2–1
- 44' Marcio Geovanni
- Half Time
- 60' Louis Saha for Giggs
- 65' Petit
- 67' Ji-Sung Park for Ronaldo
- 86' Gary Neville
- 87' Kieran Richardson for O'Shea
- 90' Rio Ferdinand
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Benfica Lineup
Starting XI
3 Anderson D
4 Luisão D
5 Léo D
6 Petit M
11 Marcio Geovanni M ⚽
12 Quim G
13 Alcides D
15 Nuno Assis M
16 Gilberto Galdino Beto M ⚽
21 Nuno Gomes F
22 Nélson D
Substitutes
8 Bruno Aguiar
9 Pedro Manuel Torres Mantorras on
18 Manuel Dos Santos
27 João Pereira on
28 Hélio Roque
33 Ricardo Rocha on
43 Rui Nereu
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ronald Koeman
Benfica
Match Information
United vs Benfica History
Meeting 5 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. After this match United had played Benfica 5 times: 4W 0D 1L.
9 Mar 1966 W 5–1 EC 29 May 1968 W 4–1 EC 27 Sep 2005 W 2–1 EC
7 Dec 2005 L 1–2 This match
26 Sep 2006 W 1–0 EC 6 Dec 2006 W 3–1 EC 14 Sep 2011 D 1–1 EC | 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →