European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 06
Manchester United v Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2–0
Manchester United beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 13th November 2002 in the European Cup. Juan Sebastian Veron (42') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (69') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Juan Sebastian Veron 1–0
- Half Time
- 69' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- 77' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Beckham
- 77' Gary Neville for Blanc
- 81' Luke Chadwick for Giggs
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
77' for Beckham
Gary Neville
77' for Blanc
Luke Chadwick
81' for Giggs
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup
Starting XI
1 Hans-Jörg Butt G
6 Boris Zivkovic D
8 Jan Simak M
12 Dimitar Berbatov F
13 Daniel Bierofka M
14 Hanno Balitsch M
19 Marko Babic M
23 Thomas Brdaric F
26 Zoltan Sebescen M
28 Carsten Ramelow M
47 Thomas Kleine D
Substitutes
2 Christoph Preuss on
11 Francoaldo Franca on
20 Frank Juric
33 Anel Dzaka
34 Huzeyfe Dogan on
46 Mile Bozic
51 Nasir El Kasmi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Klaus Toppmoller
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
United vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen History
Meeting 4 of 6
6
Played
4
Won
2
Drawn
0
Lost
16
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 24th April 2002. After this match United had played Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 times: 2W 2D 0L.
24 Apr 2002 D 2–2 EC 30 Apr 2002 D 1–1 EC 24 Sep 2002 W 2–1 EC
13 Nov 2002 W 2–0 This match
17 Sep 2013 W 4–2 EC 27 Nov 2013 W 5–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 66.7 |
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 →