European Cup · Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 05
Manchester United v Olympique Lyonnais
2–1
Manchester United beat Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 23rd November 2004 in the European Cup. Gary Neville (19') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (53') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Gary Neville 1–0
- 40' Mahamadou Diarra 1–1
- 45' Wesley Brown for G.Neville
- Half Time
- 53' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–1
- 71' Darren Fletcher for van Nistlerooy
- 90' Quinton Fortune for Keane
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
2 Gary Neville 19'
Substitutes
Wesley Brown
45' for G.Neville
Darren Fletcher
71' for van Nistlerooy
Quinton Fortune
90' for Keane
Olympique Lyonnais Lineup
Starting XI
3 Cris D
4 Michael Essien D
7 Mahamadou Diarra M
8 Juninho M
11 Nilmar F
12 Anthony Reveillere D
13 Pierre-Alain Frau F
14 Sidney Govou F
15 Lamine Diatta D
23 Jérémy Berthod D
30 Nicolas Puydebois G
Substitutes
10 Florent Malouda on
21 Bryan Bergougnoux on
22 Sylvain Wiltord on
26 Jérémy Clément
29 Yohan Gomez
31 Yacine Hima
35 Daniel Jaccard
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Le Guen
Olympique Lyonnais
United vs Olympique Lyonnais History
Meeting 2 of 6
6
Played
3
Won
3
Drawn
0
Lost
13
Goals For
10
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 15th September 2004. After this match United had played Olympique Lyonnais 2 times: 1W 1D 0L.
15 Sep 2004 D 2–2 EC
23 Nov 2004 W 2–1 This match
20 Feb 2008 D 1–1 EC 4 Mar 2008 W 1–0 EC 10 Apr 2025 D 2–2 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 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 →