European Cup · 1st K.O. Stage - 1st Leg (agg 1-2)
Porto v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Porto at Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday 25th February 2004 in the European Cup. Quinton Fortune (14') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Quinton Fortune 0–1
- 29' Benni McCarthy 1–1
- Half Time
- 70' John O'Shea for P.Neville
- 76' Cristiano Ronaldo for Saha
- 78' Benni McCarthy 2–1
- Minute not recorded
- — Roy Keane
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Porto Lineup
Starting XI
2 Paulo Jorge Costa D
4 Ricardo Carvalho D
8 Nuno Valente D
10 Deco M
15 Dmitri Alenichev M
18 Maniche M
19 de Jesus Carlos Alberto M
22 Paulo Ferreira D
23 Pedro Mendes M
77 Benni McCarthy F
99 Manuel Vitor Baia G
Substitutes
3 Santos Martins Silva Pedro Emanuel
5 Ricardo Costa
9 Edgaras Jankauskas on
13 Espirito Santo Herlander Simoes Nuno
17 Bosingwa
25 Ribeiro Ricardo Fernandes on
28 Dos Santos Bruno Moraes on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jose Mourinho
Porto
United vs Porto History
Meeting 5 of 9
9
Played
3
Won
4
Drawn
2
Lost
17
Goals For
14
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 19th October 1977. After this match United had played Porto 5 times: 2W 1D 2L.
2 Nov 1977 W 5–2 CWC 5 Mar 1997 W 4–0 EC 19 Mar 1997 D 0–0 EC
25 Feb 2004 L 1–2 This match
9 Mar 2004 D 1–1 EC 7 Apr 2009 D 2–2 EC 15 Apr 2009 W 1–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Away | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20.0 |
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 →