European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 02
Benfica v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Benfica 1–0 at Estadio da Luz on Tuesday 26th September 2006 in the European Cup. Louis Saha (60') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Michael Carrick
- 10' Paul Scholes
- 26' Kostas Katsouranis
- Half Time
- 60' Louis Saha 0–1
- 66' Gabriel Heinze
- 85' Alan Smith for Saha
- 86' Petit
- 86' Darren Fletcher for Rooney
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 60'
Benfica Lineup
Starting XI
3 Anderson D
4 Luisão D
5 Léo D
6 Petit M
8 Kostas Katsouranis M
12 Quim G
13 Alcides D
15 Paulo Jorge Alves F
20 Simão M
21 Nuno Gomes F
26 Georgios Karagounis M
Substitutes
9 Pedro Manuel Torres Mantorras on
16 Gilberto Galdino Beto
22 Nélson
25 Nuno Assis on
30 Fabrizio Miccoli on
31 Moretto
33 Ricardo Rocha
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Fernando Santos
Benfica
Match Information
United vs Benfica History
Meeting 6 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 6 times: 5W 0D 1L.
29 May 1968 W 4–1 EC 27 Sep 2005 W 2–1 EC 7 Dec 2005 L 1–2 EC
26 Sep 2006 W 1–0 This match
6 Dec 2006 W 3–1 EC 14 Sep 2011 D 1–1 EC 22 Nov 2011 D 2–2 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →