“Our wide players showed great movement and made it hard for the opposition to keep tabs on them. We've grown in confidence – that was already clear in Valencia. Tonight we read the game well and slowed it down when we needed to.”
"I believe this is going to the last match in Valencia, which is a normal situation when the group has a super team like Juventus and two good teams like us and Valencia."
| Position | Team | Games Played | Wins | Goals difference | Team points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position remains the same | 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Position remains the same | 2 | Man Utd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Position remains the same | 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Position remains the same | 4 | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 1 | -8 | 4 |
“This was the first time Victor plays a game of this dimension and he had a positive game. Luke Shaw, at this level of the Champions League, had a good match. It was good experience for some of the boys – Rashford, Martial, Lukaku – it’s only his second season in it too. So we work. We work hard we try to improve our players, but quality is quality and quality in football is everywhere. When I say quality, not creative, beautiful, brilliant players – Chiellini and Bonucci are absolutely beautiful.”
“We played against one of the biggest candidates to win the Champions League and we did the best we could to get a different result, especially with the way we played in the second half. We didn’t get the result, especially because Mr Bonucci and Mr Chiellini could teach some Harvard University classes about how to be a central defender. Absolutely fantastic. A team with everything, they have talent everywhere, with Cristiano and Dybala of course in attack. That quality all over the pitch.”
“It was a really difficult match. They were in control, having a lot of the ball in the first half, hiding the ball from us, frustrating our intention to be positive in the game. We were more aggressive in the second half, an effort by the boys, the same team played two days ago. There were not really attacking solutions on the bench to try - no Fellaini to try to change direction of the game we’ve done so many times. We’ve done the possible. I’m happy with the players. Since the draw, we’ve known it’s going to be a fight with Valencia for the second position and that is what we’re trying.”
“I think in the first half I think we gave them too much respect. Coming here to Old Trafford, I think we let them play far too easily, but in the second half we tried and like other games we pushed. For some reason, sometimes we’ve been playing better recently in the second half and at times that was today. I don’t think we created too many clear-cut chances, but I think we still gave them too much respect in the first half and maybe that was why the result changed today.” *Speaking on BT Sport
“We were playing against a very good team, very good players and it was a tough game, but I think we deserved more than to lose. “The way we played in the second half I think we can take that with us and we can work on that. We know it is a great team, but we’re also a great team when we have the ball in play, so the way we played in the second half I think we should do that more often.” *Speaking on BT Sport
Ronaldo goes off to a great ovation from those still in the ground, who chant the song that used to boom around this stadium. A couple of pitch invaders tried to have selfies taken with him and he showed a sympathetic side as they were taken away by security staff.
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40% Possession by Manchester United 60% Possession by Juventus
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413 Total Passes by Manchester United 644 Total Passes by Juventus
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335 Passes Completed by Manchester United 574 Passes Completed by Juventus
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576 Total touches by Manchester United 820 Total touches by Juventus
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6 Total Shots by Manchester United 14 Total Shots by Juventus
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2 Shots on Target by Manchester United 5 Shots on Target by Juventus
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16 Touches in Oppo Box by Manchester United 28 Touches in Oppo Box by Juventus
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2 Corners by Manchester United 6 Corners by Juventus
15 Total Tackles by Manchester United 12 Total Tackles by Juventus
6 Successful Tackles by Manchester United 9 Successful Tackles by Juventus
0 Key Tackle by Manchester United 0 Key Tackle by Juventus
93 Total Duels by Manchester United 93 Total Duels by Juventus
46 Successful Duels by Manchester United 47 Successful Duels by Juventus
22 Aerial Duels by Manchester United 22 Aerial Duels by Juventus
FT
That's it. United showed plenty of endeavour in the second half, but just couldn't find that route to goal. Paulo Dybala's first-half strike is what separated the two sides at the final whistle. The Reds will travel to Turin to face Juventus in two weeks time.
90 MINS + 2
Three minutes of additional time to be played.
90 MINS
Anthony Martial has a crack at goal from just outside the box. The Frenchman delivered a curling right-footed effort that looked destined to nestle in the far corner, however Wojciech Szczęsny got down low to prevent United getting an equaliser.
87 MINS
The visitors make their third and final substitution. Douglas Costa comes on for João Cancelo.
Juventus
Away Team Juventus- Szczesny Shirt number 1
- João Cancelo Shirt number 20
- Bonucci Shirt number 19
- Chiellini Shirt number 3
- Alex Sandro Shirt number 12
- Cuadrado Shirt number 16
- Bentancur Shirt number 30
- Pjanic Shirt number 5
- Matuidi Shirt number 14
- Dybala Shirt number 10
- Cristiano Ronaldo Shirt number 7