Manchester United vs Lyon
Who won: Man United 2-1
Manchester United beat Lyon 2-1 on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Gary Neville (19') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (53'). Goals for Lyon: Mahamadou Diarra (40').
Play by play
The Red Devils were pushed hard by Lyon but the 2-1 final scoreline was an even reflection of the game as a whole.
Manchester United mark manager Sir Alex Ferguson's 1000th game with a victory that puts them through to the next phase of the Champions League.
- 90'
That's it! The final whistle blows and United win 2-1 at Old Trafford.
- 90'
Essien takes another long-range pop and earns a late corner. Rooney defends well and smashes the ball up the pitch.
- 90'
Fletcher chases Reveillere all the way into the Lyon defender's own half to ease the pressure.
- 90'
United make a change. Keane reluctantly limps off the pitch to be replaced by Fortune.
- 89'
Ronaldo relieves the pressure by taking a dive on the edge of the Lyon area.
- 88'
United face some late pressure, even Rooney is back defending at the moment.
- 88'
Keane has taken a knock. Malouda drives into the space the United skipper has vacated but spoons his shot high and wide.
- 85'
Reveillere combines with Bergougnoux down the left. The defender sets himself for a cross but Silvestre slides in with an excellent tackle.
- 83'
Juninho drives at the United defence. Keane is there once again to block his progress.
- 82'
Heinze takes the freekick, but the closest he can get to the goal is the back stanchion.
- 81'
Smith wins a 50-50 ball and then gets clattered by two players. He is up on his feet and United have a freekick.
- 80'
Bergougnoux skips past Heinze and hits a low shot that is deflected behind for a corner. United clear from the set piece.
- 79'
Fletcher wins the ball in the midfield, he has an age to pick out a runner yet fails to do so.
- 78'
The game goes through something of a stale patch until Ronaldo brings the crowd to life with a couple of tricks.
- 75'
Brown lures in two players and flicks the ball to Rooney, whose return pass is too far ahead of the defender. Brown has been impressive tonight.
- 74'
Juninho whips a 30-yard freekick up and over Carroll's bar. He should have done much better with that effort.
- 73'
Rooney tussles with Reveillere. The youngster's shot hits the Lyon keeper.....but the flag is up for offside in any case.
- 72'
Lyon follow suit and replace Nimar with Bergougnoux - another striker.
- 71'
United make a change. Van Nistelrooy is replaced by Fletcher.
- 70'
A loose pass from Scholes means Keane, who has already been booked, has to foul the Lyon forward. He escapes another card.
- 69'
Essien brings it clear and looks for Frau. Heinze dumps the striker to the ground with a robust challenge in the box. The ref waves away the penalty protests.
- 67'
Ronaldo breaks for United. The winger cuts in from the flank and draws a good block from Puydebois with a rasping drive.
- 66'
United have dominated for ten minutes but Lyon will not submit and have stopped the red tide.
