European Cup · Group A - Matchday 03
Benfica v Manchester United
0–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Benfica 1–0 at Estadio da Luz on Wednesday 18th October 2017 in the European Cup. Marcus Rashford (64') scored for United. United were captained by Antonio Valencia, and the referee was Felix Zwayer.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Luisao
- 41' Antonio Valencia
- Half Time 0–0
- 54' Diogo Goncalves
- 54' Diogo Gonçalves
- 64' Marcus Rashford 0–1
- 76' Anthony Martial for Rashford
- 83' Jesse Lingard for Mata
- 90' Luisão
- 90' Jesse Lingard
- 90' Luisao 2nd yellow
- 90' Scott McTominay for Mkhitaryan
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
- Marcus Rashford scored his 25th goal for United in all competitions.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
64%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Felix Zwayer
Referee
Antonio Valencia
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Anthony Martial
76' for Rashford
Jesse Lingard
83' for Mata
Scott McTominay
90' for Mkhitaryan
Benfica Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Mile Svilar G
3 Alejandro Grimaldo LB
4 Luisão CD-R
5 Ljubomir Fejsa DM
6 Filipe Augusto CM-L
8 Douglas RB
9 Raúl Jiménez F
18 Eduardo Salvio RM
21 Pizzi CM-R
66 Rúben Dias CD-L
84 Diogo Gonçalves LM
Substitutes
2 Lisandro López
7 Andreas Samaris
10 Jonas on
12 Julio César De León
14 Haris Seferovic
17 Andrija Zivkovic on
22 Franco Cervi on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Rui Vitoria
Benfica
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Benfica
4-3-3
United vs Benfica History
Meeting 10 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 10 times: 7W 2D 1L.
6 Dec 2006 W 3–1 EC 14 Sep 2011 D 1–1 EC 22 Nov 2011 D 2–2 EC
18 Oct 2017 W 1–0 This match
31 Oct 2017 W 2–0 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →