European Cup · Phase 02 - Group A - Matchday 03
Nantes Atlantique v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Nantes Atlantique at Stade Beaujoire on Wednesday 20th February 2002 in the European Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (90'+4') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Viorel Moldovan 1–0
- Half Time
- 64' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Veron
- 78' Diego Forlan for P.Neville
- 90+4' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 90'+4
Nantes Atlantique Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mickaël Landreau G
2 Nestor Ariel Fabbri D
9 Viorel Moldovan F
13 Mathieu Berson M
15 Nicolas Savinaud D
17 Marama Vahirua F
21 Olivier Quint M
22 Sylvain Armand D
29 Stephane Ziani M
Mario Alberto Yepes D
Mauro Cetto D
Substitutes
8 Frederic Da Rocha on
11 Pierre-Yves Andre on
16 Willy Grondin
17 Hassan Ahamada
20 Charles Devineau
24 Yves Deroff
25 Jean Hugues Ateba Bilayi on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Angel Marcos
Nantes Atlantique
United vs Nantes Atlantique History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
6
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 20th February 2002. After this match United had played Nantes Atlantique 1 time: 0W 1D 0L.
20 Feb 2002 D 1–1 This match
26 Feb 2002 W 5–1 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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 →