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Commentary
1¹A great save prevented MESSI from scoring an exceptional goal.
4¹A clever pass from INIESTA was fired goalbound by RONALDO only for QUIM to claw away.
11¹GOAL!! A neat one-two left MESSI clear and he made no mistake by cleverly chipping the ball beyond the oncoming QUIM. (1-0 Manchester United)
19¹A corner found SERGIO RAMOS who headed an effort just beyond the near post.
21¹GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of MESSI who slammed the ball past the helpless Benfica 'keeper. (2-0 Manchester United)
24¹A lovely effort from CARVAJAL scraped the outside of the post.
26¹The Benfica 'keeper saved a swerving effort from SILVA.
31¹A penalty box scramble resulted in MESSI cracking a low shot over.
35¹GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was cleverly blasted into the net by RONALDO. (3-0 Manchester United)
41¹MESSI ran onto a great ball from XABI ALONSO but blasted his shot wide.
41¹BRUNO PEREIRINHA beat PIQUÉ and flicked the ball to MARTÍNEZ who fumbled his shot wide.
44¹The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from ANDRÉ BAHIA dropped just wide.
4²RONALDO rushed an easy chance.
6²JORDI ALBA was put clear by SILVA and he stepped inside QUIM but glanced his shot just wide.
9²A fine ball from JORDI ALBA on the right was collected by RONALDO who scuffed his shot wide.
11²GOAL!! A delightful dummy from SILVA allowed MESSI to lay a lovely ball off to RONALDO who thrust the ball into the roof of the net. (4-0 Manchester United)
14²RONALDO fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Benfica 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
16²CÉDRIC kicked the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
20²RONALDO chipped the ball to INIESTA who headed it wide.
31²RONALDO shot wide.
37²An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by BEASLEY.
40²GOAL!! A tackle from BEASLEY gave Manchester United a free-kick just outside the area which RONALDO fired past QUIM. (5-0 Manchester United)

 
Manchester United
 
League position: -
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWWWWWWW
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
David DE GEA7½17½QUIM
Daniel CARVAJAL6½27 CÉDRIC Ricardo
JORDI ALBA Ramos7½36½Guilherme SIQUEIRA
XABI ALONSO7 46 IVANILDO Soares
Gerard PIQUÉ7 57 ANDRÉ Luiz BAHIA
SERGIO RAMOS García7 65½Tal BEN HAIM(c)
David SILVA7½76½Roberto HILBERT
Andrés INIESTA7 86 DaMarcus BEASLEY
(c,p,f)Cristiano RONALDO7½96½Jackson MARTÍNEZ(p)
XAVI7 105½BRUNO Alexandre PEREIRINHA(f)
Lionel MESSI7 115½Fabrizio MICCOLI
Robert PETTOManager
Fernando TORRES  12  Alcides EDUARDO
Iker CASILLAS  13  RUI Miguel NEREU
Francesc FABREGAS  14  NUNO ASSIS Lopes
Wayne ROONEY  15  ROLANDO Jorge
PEDRO Eliezer  16  Johnny HERRERA
 
Benfica
 
League position: 22
Away league form: XLXL
Overall league form: XXLXXXLL
Formation: 4-4-2
Manchester United go through to the next round
Statistics
Manchester United 5 Benfica 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 89,899, Stadium: Wembley, Referee: Mike Dean 5½, TV: live)

Messi 11¹, Messi 21¹, Ronaldo 35¹, Ronaldo 11², Ronaldo 40²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
  
  
  
313
1513
33
101
144
245
31
51%49%
Man of the match: Jordi Alba Ramos