Manchester United 2-0 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 31 October 2017
Result
Manchester United 2-0 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 31 October 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Manchester United 2-0 Benfica: match report
Manchester United defeated Benfica 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.
Manchester United's goals came from an own goal by Mile Svilar (45') and Daley Blind (78', penalty). Benfica did not score.
Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester United were 13th on 9 points from 3 and Benfica 76th on 0 points from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Daley Blind of Manchester United (8.2), ahead of David de Gea (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 1 for Benfica.
Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-W-W and Benfica's L-L-L.
Key events
- 6'Yellow card · Rúben Dias
- 15'Missed penalty · Anthony Martial
- 24'Yellow card · E. Bailly
- 24'Yellow card · Jesse Lingard
- 45'Own goal · Mile Svilar
- 69'Yellow card · Eduardo Salvio
- 77'Yellow card · Andreas Samaris
- 78'Penalty goal · Daley Blind
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
David de Gea, Matteo Darmian, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matić, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Mile Svilar, Douglas Pereira, Rúben Dias, Jardel, Alejandro Grimaldo, Andreas Samaris, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Eduardo Salvio, Raúl Jiménez, Diogo Gonçalves