FC Basel vs Manchester United

Champions League
1-3
Final
St Jakob Park
TV: DAZN

Who won: Man United 3-1

Manchester United beat FC Basel 3-1 on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at St Jakob Park. Goals for FC Basel: Christian Gimenez (1'). Goals for Man United: Ruud van Nistelrooy (62', 63') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (68').

Play by play

  1. 90'

    And that's the last action of the game - Ruud van Nistelrooy the man who sparked the turnaround which has earned United a 3-1 victory

  2. 90'

    David May on for Wes Brown... the referee looks at his watch as Basle win a throw deep inside the United half

  3. 90'

    Giminez tries a speculative effort - but it's wide, and that's almost the last action of the match

  4. 90'

    Luke Chadwick is coming on for United as the game moves into stoppage time - he'll be replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  5. 89'

    Barthez slices a clearance and Hakan Yakin takes it on - and fires past the post. Could and should have been a late consolation

  6. 89'

    Duruz attempts to create some late danger, but he can't manage that and the visitors are back in possession yet again

  7. 88'

    Murat Yakin gets a touch, but Barthez is able to gather safely for United

  8. 87'

    Haas advances for Basle, and O'Shea, tracking back with him, is forced to concede a corner...

  9. 86'

    Scholes, Giggs and Fortune link - Solskjaer takes it on, but his attempted pass forward is disappointing

  10. 85'

    Surely, though, that won't make any difference to the outcome

  11. 84'

    Late changes from Basle: Sebastien Barberis and Gregory Duruz replace Ergic and Rossi

  12. 83'

    Now Neville, now Veron... who would have envisaged things being like this after the way the game began?

  13. 82'

    He finds Veron, who finds Scholes - the visitors keeping the ball with assurance here

  14. 81'

    That's cleared, and Veron has plenty of space on the United left

  15. 80'

    Herve Tum is just unable to get an effort on target from a counter-attack. He wins a corner, though...

  16. 79'

    It's overhit, and goes all the way through to keeper Zuberbuhler

  17. 78'

    O'Shea takes possession for United and looks for Solskjaer...

  18. 77'

    ...suddenly, though, both movement and belief appear to be lacking among the Swiss

  19. 76'

    Veron takes the ball on again - the attack breaks down and Basle will play this one long...

  20. 75'

    More neat passing ensues and, at the end of it, Forlan thumps a fierce effort narrowly over the top

  21. 74'

    Nothing comes of that one, either - and forward go United once more...

  22. 73'

    Forlan makes a good, positive run from his first touch - but Basle win it back and Rossi looks to break...

  23. 72'

    Substitutions: Chipperfield off and Herve Tum on for Basle, Diego Forlan on and van Nistelrooy off for United

  24. 72'

    Giggs gets into the penalty area - Murat Yakin makes a fine interception to deny him

  25. 71'

    van Nistelrooy breaks, but wants to do too much himself and is crowded out