[CL-Groep D] Met Manchester United en Benfica

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Op dinsdag 22 november 2005 22:33 schreef Dos37 het volgende:
nog 0-0 in Manchester een stand waar niemand wat mee opschiet.

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Op dinsdag 22 november 2005 22:50 schreef ErikT het volgende:
T is spannend, maar dat is dan ook alles. 8 goals, echt sneu. Man U kan er zomaar uitvliegen

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Op dinsdag 22 november 2005 23:46 schreef Dos37 het volgende:
We winnen wel bij Koeman en de zijne.

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Portugezen helpen Lille aan nieuw CL-record (VI)

Lille heeft het eigen Champions League-record aangescherpt. Liefst 76.184 toeschouwers zagen de Fransen met 0-0 gelijkspelen tegen Benfica.
De wedstrijd is de meest bezochte in de Champions League op Franse bodem. Lille had het record al in handen na de 1-0 overwinning op Manchester United, toen 66.470 fans de tribunes bevolkten in het Stade de France.

Lille dankt het nieuwe record grotendeels aan de grote Portugese enclave die de voorlaatste groepswedstrijd bezocht. Naar schatting kwamen er liefst 40.000 Portugezen opdagen om hun favoriete Benfica aan te moedigen.

Lille speelt in het Stade de France nabij Parijs omdat de eigen thuishaven - Stade Grimonprez-Jooris - met ruim 21.000 plaatsen aan de kleine kant is en bovendien niet aan de eisen van de UEFA voldoet.

Olympique Marseille had met 56.789 toeschouwers in het thuisduel met Man United (19 oktober 1999) het Franse record tot aan dit seizoen in handen.

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Op woensdag 23 november 2005 12:01 schreef brighton het volgende:

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40.000 fans mee...

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Op woensdag 23 november 2005 12:01 schreef brighton het volgende:

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40.000 fans mee...

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Op donderdag 24 november 2005 12:15 schreef zjroentje het volgende:
Treurigheid troef in deze poule.

Al voorzie ik weinig problemen in Lissabon.

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Op donderdag 24 november 2005 12:16 schreef DeTolk het volgende:

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voor wie?

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Op donderdag 24 november 2005 12:17 schreef zjroentje het volgende:

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ManU. Natuurlijk.

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Op woensdag 23 november 2005 19:23 schreef methodmich het volgende:
Ik zie Benfica wel winnen thuis van SCUM, dankzij meestertacticus ondanks Ronald Koeman.

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In één geval* wordt het erg ingewikkeld. Als ManU gelijkspeelt én Villarreal verliest, eindigt Lille als koploper en Benfica als vierde. Wie de tweede CL-plaats grijpt en wie als nummer drie naar de UEFA Cup gaat, hangt af van de scores.

De strijd in de stand tussen Villarreal en ManU is in dat geval een ware thriller. De twee clubs hebben evenveel punten en de onderlinge duels eindigden beide in 0-0, zodat op basis van dat criterium geen winnaar is te bepalen.

Vervolgens is het doelsaldo over alle groepsduels beslissend. Het is niet ondenkbaar dat ook daar geen winnaar uit te halen valt. Verliest Villarreal met één goal verschil, dan blijven Villarreal en ManU een doelsaldo van nul houden.

Als voorlaatste regel telt het aantal doelpunten dat een ploeg heeft gemaakt in alle wedstrijden in de poule. Zowel ManU als Villarreal staat nu op twee.

Is er na de duels van woensdag nog steeds geen verschil, dan gaat de club met de hoogste coëfficiënt op de UEFA-ranglijst verder in de CL en dat is Manchester United. Villarreal mag dan als troost in het UEFA Cuptoernooi aansluiten.

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Op woensdag 7 december 2005 16:44 schreef Football_Lad het volgende:
Alsjeblieft Benfica,win vanavond van United......

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STATS

# Benfica will qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League if they win this match.
# If Benfica draw they will qualify for the Uefa Cup only if Villarreal win the other match.
# Manchester United can only be sure of qualification for the Champions League last 16 if they win.
# A draw could be enough for United but only if there is a winner in the other match. Even then, they are reliant on the tie-breakers if Lille are victorious.
# A draw guarantees at least Uefa Cup football for the Red Devils.
# Sir Alex Ferguson's side can still finish in any of the four positions in this group.

Definitions of terms used:-

Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this competition which began in 1992/1993.
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955/1956 including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded.

Head-to-Head

# Manchester United and Benfica have met each other four times in European history, with United winning all four encounters.
# In 1968, United beat Benfica 4-1 in extra time in the Champions Cup final at Wembley. After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 through goals by Bobby Charlton and Jaime de Silva Graca. In extra time George Best, Brian Kidd and Bobby Charlton led United to a 4-1 victory.
# In 1965/66, United won 3-2 at home and 5-1 away in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup.
# Earlier this season, United secured a 2-1 home win by virtue of goals from Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored. Simao netted for Benfica.
# Benfica have lost three out of seven home matches against English clubs. The other four matches were an equal share draws and victories.
# Overall they have recorded three wins, two draws and 11 defeats against opponents from England.
# Manchester United have secured two wins in six visits to Portugal.

European history

# Both teams have won the Champions Cup/Champions League twice.
# Benfica won the Champions Cup two years in a row in 1961 and 62, beating Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
# Manchester United won the 1968 Champions Cup beating Benfica in the final. In 1999 United won the Champions League.
# The Old Trafford club have 29 seasons of European competition under their belt, including 10 in the Champions League.
# Benfica have 44 seasons of experience in European competition. However, this is only their third Champions League campaign.
# In 1994/95 the Portuguese club were eliminated by AC Milan in the quarter-finals.
# In 1998/99 they were eliminated in the Group stage, finishing second in group F to Kaiserslautern.
# Manchester United have played 225 European matches, Benfica 264.

Current European form

# Manchester United have not scored a single goal in each of their last three Champions League matches.
# Their last CL goals came in the 2-1 win over Benfica on 27 September, when Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored.
# Before that match the Red Devils had failed to score in four successive CL matches, marking the worst ever CL streak without scoring by an English club. Deportiva La Coruna own the competition record sequence of eight.
# United have also failed to score in their last five CL away matches. The second longest streak ever for any club in the CL. Olympiacos hold the record with eight away matches without scoring.
# United's last away goals came on 15 September 2004 at Olympique Lyon (2-2), when Ruud van Nistelrooy netted twice.
# United have failed to win their last three CL matches. The club record is five and was set between December 1997 and October 1998.
# Benfica have failed to win their last four CL matches, which equals their club record set between December 1994 and September 1998.
# Benfica's sole win this CL season came in their opening group match, when they defeated Lille 1-0.
# Benfica have failed to score in the last two CL matches. However, Benfica have scored more goals (three) than any other team in Group D.

Player and disciplinary info

# There are no players suspended for this match.
# Nuno Gomes (Benfica) and Alan Smith and Mikael Silvestre (United) will be suspended upon receiving another yellow card.
# Manchester United's squad includes last year's CL top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy, when he netted eight goals from seven matches.
# The Dutch striker has scored 43 times in 53 CL matches.
# If he keeps goal, Edwin van der Sar will become the seventh player in the current United squad to make 50 CL appearances, joining Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Mikael Silvestre and Ruud van NIstelrooy.
# Gary Neville already has 91 CL matches under his belt. Only Raul (99), Roberto Carlos (97), David Beckham (95), Paolo Maldini (92) and Oliver Kahn (92) have more CL experience.
# Benfica's Nuno Gomes has netted five times in 10 CL matches.
# Giorgios Karagounis is Benfica's most experienced player with 32 CL appearances.

Other miscellaneous facts

# Manchester United are two goals away from scoring 300 in the Champions Cup/Champions League.
# Last season United finished third in the Premiership trailing Chelsea and Arsenal.
# Sir Alex Ferguson's side won 3-0 home to Portsmouth on Saturday, with goals from Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
# The Old Trafford club are currently second in the table, 10 points behind Chelsea having played a game less.
# Benfica won their 31st Portuguese championship last season three points clear of FC Porto.
# Benfica coach Ronald Koeman won the 1992 Champions Cup as a player with Barcelona.
# Benfica won 1-0 at CS Maritimo on Saturday, with the winner from Mantorras.
# Benfica are sixth in Portugal's LIGA, six points behind leaders FC Porto.