Manchester United vs Lille, 2nd Leg Manchester United win 2-0 on aggregate
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Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Lille 1-0 in 2nd Leg Manchester United win 2-0 on aggregate on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Henrik Larsson (72').
Play by play
The ref blows the final whistle and United go through despite a below par performance. They are in Friday's draw for the quarter-finals for the first time in four seasons.
- 90'
The game is underway again. Obraniak squares up to Smith but nothing happens. Lille still need two goals.
- 90'
Silvestre is still down at Old Trafford. He is being put on a stretcher.
- 90'
Time is up at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are out.
- 89'
Silvestre clashes with Chalme hits the deck head first. He looks in trouble and the medical team are on the pitch to provide treatment.
- 88'
Park and Smith are doing all the running for United. The substitutes take possession from defence and drive the forward into Lille territory....more time ticks away.
- 87'
United keep the ball deep in Lille territory. smith backs into his defender, spins and hits a near-post shot that Sylva has to save.
- 86'
Keita has not given up, he is still driving the midfield but their hopeful balls into the box are not finding their targets.
- 85'
Five mintues to go and United are taking their time over everything now...it feels like job done.
- 84'
Lille are frustrated and tempers boil as Richardson fouls a defender and gets booked.
- 82'
News from the Emirates. PSV have scored to make it 1-1, 2-1 on aggregate, and Arsenal need to score twice.
- 81'
United make another change. Rooney and Ronaldo go off, Park and Richardson come on.
- 80'
Lille are staring to panic. they need two goals and are resorting to shots from distance, rather than the tactics that caused all the problems earlier on.
- 79'
Makoun attempts to manufacture space for a shot, Obraniak hits a long-range effort instead. It goes wide.
- 78'
Lille haven't given up yet. Tafforeau overlaps down the left flank and his cross/shot has Van Der Sar scrambling but his effort drifts wide.
- 77'
Lille make another change as Fauvergue comes on for Dumont and they go to 4-2-4 formation.
- 75'
Larsson stop and turns to wave to the fans on the touchline and that looks like the actions of a man who knows he won't be extending his loan deal from Helsingborgs.
- 74'
United also make a change. Larsson goes off to a standing ovation and Alan Smith, who has been injured for a long time, comes on to one.
- 73'
Lille make a change Mirallas replaces Odenwingie, who can't end his goal drought.
- 72'
1-0. Larsson marks his last appearence at Old Trafford, before returning to Sweden, with a goal. United's only attempt on goal in the second-half.
- 71'
Ronaldo beats Chalme down the flank with pace and trickery. Larsson waits for the cross and heads home from the penatly spot. GOAL!!!!!!!
- 70'
Giggs warms up on the touch line. United badly need his experience and guile on the pitch at the moment.
- 68'
It falls to Ferdinand to lift his colleagues with a great run to beat two players down the flank. O'Shea takes a blow to the head and the ref stops the game.
- 67'
Carrick swings in the corner, Sylva comes off his line and misses the ball but their is nobody to head it in at the back post.
- 66'
O'Shea wins a corner and the fans find their voice.

