Europa League · Last 32 - 2nd Leg (agg 3-2)
Manchester United v Ajax Amsterdam
1–2
HT 1–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Ajax Amsterdam at Old Trafford on Thursday 23rd February 2012 in the Europa League. Javier Hernandez (6') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Javier Hernandez Assist: Dimitar Berbatov 1–0
- 29' Rafael da Silva
- 37' Aras Ozbiliz Assist: Siem de Jong 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 60' Jonny Evans for Young
- 60' Paul Scholes for Cleverley
- 62' Siem de Jong
- 70' Danny Welbeck for Berbatov
- 87' Toby Alderweireld Assist: Aras Özbiliz 1–2
- 88' Jonny Evans
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
Ajax Amsterdam Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Kenneth Vermeer G
3 Toby Alderweireld D
4 Jan Vertonghen D
5 Vurnon Anita D
7 Miralem Sulejmani F
8 Christian Eriksen M
10 Siem de Jong M
18 Nicolás Lodeiro M
23 Aras Özbiliz F
34 Ricardo van Rhijn D
42 Dico Koppers D
Substitutes
11 Lorenzo Ebecilio
13 Andre Ooijer
17 Daley Blind on
22 Jasper Cillessen
25 Thulani Serero on
28 Ismaïl Aissati
39 Davy Klaassen on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank de Boer
Ajax Amsterdam
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Ajax Amsterdam
4-3-3
United vs Ajax Amsterdam History
Meeting 4 of 5
5
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
2
Lost
7
Goals For
3
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 15th September 1976. After this match United had played Ajax Amsterdam 4 times: 2W 0D 2L.
15 Sep 1976 L 0–1 EL 29 Sep 1976 W 2–0 EL 16 Feb 2012 W 2–0 EL
23 Feb 2012 L 1–2 This match
24 May 2017 W 2–0 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →