European Cup · Quarter-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 1-3)
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Bayern Munich at Olympic Stadium, Munich on Wednesday 18th April 2001 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Giovane Elber 1–0
- 40' Mehmet Scholl 2–0
- Half Time
- 49' Ryan Giggs 2–1
- 66' Teddy Sheringham for Yorke
- 78' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Butt
- 85' Luke Chadwick for Brown
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 49'
Substitutes
Teddy Sheringham
66' for Yorke
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
78' for Butt
Luke Chadwick
85' for Brown
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Bayern Munich
United vs Bayern Munich History
Meeting 5 of 13
13
Played
2
Won
5
Drawn
6
Lost
16
Goals For
21
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 30th September 1998. After this match United had played Bayern Munich 5 times: 1W 2D 2L.
9 Dec 1998 D 1–1 EC 26 May 1999 W 2–1 EC 3 Apr 2001 L 0–1 EC
18 Apr 2001 L 1–2 This match
20 Nov 2001 D 1–1 EC 13 Mar 2002 D 0–0 EC 30 Mar 2010 L 1–2 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 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 →