European Cup · 3rd Qualifying Round - 1st Leg (agg 2-1)
Dinamo Bucharest v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Dinamo Bucharest 2–1 at Lia Manoliu Stadium on Wednesday 11th August 2004 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (38') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Lonel Daniel Danciulescu 1–0
- 38' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- Half Time
- 67' Liam Miller for Fletcher
- 72' Angelo Alistar OG 1–2
- 81' Phillip Neville for Giggs
- 90' Diego Forlan for Scholes
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 38'
Dinamo Bucharest Lineup
Starting XI
3 Constantin Semeghin D
5 Liviu Ciobotariu D
6 Angelo Alistar D
8 Florentin Petre M
9 Claudiu Niculescu F
10 Ionel Danciulescu F
12 Vladimir Gaev G
16 Gheorghe Iordache D
25 Iulian Tames M
26 Silviu Andrei Margaritescu M
27 Ionut Balan D
Substitutes
1 Florin Matache
14 George Galamaz on
15 Cristian Irimia
18 Vlad Munteanu
24 Lucian Goian on
28 Alexandru Pacurar
29 Alexandru Baltoi on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ioan Andone
Dinamo Bucharest
United vs Dinamo Bucharest History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
2
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
1
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 11th August 2004. After this match United had played Dinamo Bucharest 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
11 Aug 2004 W 2–1 This match
25 Aug 2004 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 | 2 | 1 | 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 →