Benfica v Manchester United, 14 September 2011
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Damir Skomina |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group C |
| Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| Attendance | 59,671 |
View Manchester United v Benfica head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm local and BST
1 Benfica
Manager: Jorge Jesus
Goals:
| Oscar Cardozo | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Artur
Defender
Emerson
Defender
Ezequiel Garay
Defender
Maxi Pereira
Defender/Centre back
Luisão
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Javi García
Midfielder
Pablo Aimar
Midfielder
Nicolás Gaitán
Midfielder
Ruben Amorim
Midfielder
Axel Witsel
Forward
Oscar Cardozo
Substitutions:
| Nolito for Ruben Amorim | 56 |
| Nemanja Matić for Pablo Aimar | 75 |
| Bruno Cesar for Nicolás Gaitán | 90 |
Cards:
| Pablo Aimar | 39 | Y |
| Maxi Pereira | 62 | Y |
| Nicolás Gaitán | 70 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eduardo
Defender
Jardel
Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić
Forward
Bruno Cesar
Forward
Nolito
Forward
Rodrigo
Forward
Javier Saviola
1 Manchester United
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Goals:
| Ryan Giggs | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Anders Lindegaard
Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans
Defender
Patrice Evra
Defender
(captain)
Chris Smalling
Defender
Fábio Da Silva
Defender/Midfielder
Antonio Valencia
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Carrick
Midfielder
Darren Fletcher
Midfielder
Ryan Giggs
Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung
Midfielder
Wayne Rooney
Forward
Substitutions:
| Javier Hernández for Darren Fletcher | 69 |
| Nani for Antonio Valencia | 69 |
| Phil Jones for Fábio Da Silva | 78 |
Cards:
| Wayne Rooney | 26 | Y |
| Michael Carrick | 65 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David De Gea
Defender/Midfielder
Phil Jones
Midfielder
Anderson
Midfielder
Nani
Forward
Dimitar Berbatov
Forward
Javier Hernández
Forward
Michael Owen