Deportivo vs Manchester United, 1st Leg

Blanc clears, and the final whistle goes. United have gained a superb 2-0 win, but injuries to Keane and Beckham have taken some of the gloss off the result

Phil Neville will come on as a late replacement: the signs don't look good for Beckham after that wild challenge by Tristan

He's still grounded, and this is a worrying sign for United - and England...

Tristan launches a late, bad challenge on Beckham. He's booked and Beckham looks to be in some pain...

No frills - United just hammer the ball downfield as Depor look for a late goal. Soon Djalminha tries an effort, but it's way over

It's been a fine performance from the visitors, but Depor have failed to produce their own best form

Three minutes of stoppage time will be played

Duscher plays a disappointing cross in after good work from Makaay, then Djalminha is booked for fouling Beckham in midfield

Nearly spoke too soon... Duscher gets a volley in, but it flashes wide

Surely, though, that's far too late to make any difference to a thoroughly satisfactory night for United

A late change for Depor - off goes Victor, on comes Duscher

In the end, Beckham swings in a rare poor cross and Molina can watch that drift behind his goal

Giggs is pushed to earn United another free-kick in home territory...

As if to prove the point, Tristan gets a shot in - it takes a small deflection, but Barthez is again in the right place

Scholes makes a fine challenge to end a Tristan run - but in truth, Tristan has seemed one of the few players who can seriously threaten United tonight

Very quiet in the crowd as United have the ball once more

The home side, though, win possession back on this occasion

More solid defending denies them, and United can break again with Scholes...

Scaloni wins a corner - it's cleared for another as Depor try desperately to find a lifeline in this game

United are breaking with style and skill, and Depor look a shadow of the side who won 3-2 at Old Trafford a few months back

Scholes frees Solskjaer inside the area, and his lightning shot crashes off the outside of the post. It could so easily be more than 2-0

Tristan twists and turns inside the area, but he can't create the room for a shot - and a United break wins them another free-kick with time beginning to tick away

...Beckham crosses, and Scaloni is in the right place to get that one clear

He swiftly wins a free-kick 30 yards from goal...

Goalscorer Van Nistelrooy is off, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is his replacement