Europa League · Last 16 - 1st Leg (agg 2-3)
Manchester United v Athletic Bilbao
2–3
HT 1–1
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Athletic Bilbao at Old Trafford on Thursday 8th March 2012 in the Europa League. Wayne Rooney (22', 90+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 44' Fernando Llorente Assist: Markel Susaeta Laskurain 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 55' Michael Carrick for Smalling
- 61' Oliveira Anderson for Park
- 64' Mikel San José
- 72' Oscar de Marcos Assist: Ander Herrera 1–2
- 75' Luis Nani for Giggs
- 90' Iker Muniain 1–3
- 90+2' Wayne Rooney pen 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 22', 90+2'
Athletic Bilbao Lineup
5-2-3
Starting XI
1 Gorka Iraizoz G
3 Jon Aurtenetxe D
6 Mikel San José D
8 Ander Iturraspe M
9 Fernando Llorente F
10 Óscar de Marcos F
14 Markel Susaeta M
15 Andoni Iraola D
19 Iker Muniain F
21 Ander Herrera M
24 Javi Martínez M
Substitutes
2 Gaizka Toquero on
7 David López
12 Koikili Lertxundi Del Campo
13 Raúl Fernández
17 Íñigo Pérez on
23 Borja Ekiza
28 Ibai Gómez
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Marcelo Bielsa
Athletic Bilbao
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Athletic Bilbao
5-2-3
United vs Athletic Bilbao History
Meeting 3 of 6
6
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
3
Lost
16
Goals For
11
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 16th January 1957. After this match United had played Athletic Bilbao 3 times: 1W 0D 2L.
16 Jan 1957 L 3–5 EC 6 Feb 1957 W 3–0 EC
8 Mar 2012 L 2–3 This match
15 Mar 2012 L 1–2 EL 1 May 2025 W 3–0 EL 8 May 2025 W 4–1 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Away | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 33.3 |
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 →