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26-11-2007, 03:21 PM
Man Utd v Sporting (Tue)
Champions League, Group F match
Date: Tuesday, 27 November
Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Venue: Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic are in line to return for Manchester United
after missing the defeat at Bolton.
Defender Vidic (back) and winger Ronaldo (thigh) took part in training with the
rest of the squad which travelled to the Reebok Stadium.
With United already through, fringe men such as Gerard Pique, Anderson, Jonny
Evans and Danny Simpson could feature.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton, Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic,
Pique, Evra, Evans, O'Shea, Nani, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Hargreaves, Anderson,
Eagles, Carrick, Giggs, Saha, Tevez.
BIG MATCH STATS
Qualification
Manchester United have already qualified for the knockout phase of this season's
Champions League.
Head-to-heads
Manchester United and Sporting CP have met each other on three previous
occasions in European competition.
United won their first encounter 4-1 in 1964 but lost the second leg 5-0. United
won this season's match in Lisbon 0-1.
European history
Last season, Manchester United were eliminated in the semi-finals by AC Milan.
Sporting have never survived the CL group phase.
Current European form
Manchester United are the only team to have won all four of their CL matches this
season. They have won their last eight CL home matches - a British record - and
are unbeaten in 11 at Old Trafford. They have not lost in the CL at the Theatre of
Dreams since 23 February 2005, when AC Milan recorded a 0-1 victory.
Sporting have won only two of their last 16 matches in the Champions League.
Player and disciplinary info
Cristiano Ronaldo is joint top scorer (four goals) in this season's Champions
League, with Internazionale's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Nemanja Vidic is the only Manchester United player to have played every minute
in the Champions League this season.
Liedson, Tonel, Abel, Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso have all played every
minute of Sporting CP's CL matches this season.
Other miscellaneous facts
Sporting CP need to score two goals to record 350 in European competition.
Manchester United lost 1-0 at Bolton on Saturday and are in second place in the
Barclays Premier League with 30 points, three points behind leaders Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Sporting CP drew 1-1 at Leixoes, and in third in the Portuguese Liga,
10 points behind leaders FC Porto.
Definitions of terms used:-
Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this
competition which began in 1992-93.
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56
including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs
Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are
excluded.
Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
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Champions League, Group F match
Date: Tuesday, 27 November
Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Venue: Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic are in line to return for Manchester United
after missing the defeat at Bolton.
Defender Vidic (back) and winger Ronaldo (thigh) took part in training with the
rest of the squad which travelled to the Reebok Stadium.
With United already through, fringe men such as Gerard Pique, Anderson, Jonny
Evans and Danny Simpson could feature.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton, Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic,
Pique, Evra, Evans, O'Shea, Nani, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Hargreaves, Anderson,
Eagles, Carrick, Giggs, Saha, Tevez.
BIG MATCH STATS
Qualification
Manchester United have already qualified for the knockout phase of this season's
Champions League.
Head-to-heads
Manchester United and Sporting CP have met each other on three previous
occasions in European competition.
United won their first encounter 4-1 in 1964 but lost the second leg 5-0. United
won this season's match in Lisbon 0-1.
European history
Last season, Manchester United were eliminated in the semi-finals by AC Milan.
Sporting have never survived the CL group phase.
Current European form
Manchester United are the only team to have won all four of their CL matches this
season. They have won their last eight CL home matches - a British record - and
are unbeaten in 11 at Old Trafford. They have not lost in the CL at the Theatre of
Dreams since 23 February 2005, when AC Milan recorded a 0-1 victory.
Sporting have won only two of their last 16 matches in the Champions League.
Player and disciplinary info
Cristiano Ronaldo is joint top scorer (four goals) in this season's Champions
League, with Internazionale's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Nemanja Vidic is the only Manchester United player to have played every minute
in the Champions League this season.
Liedson, Tonel, Abel, Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso have all played every
minute of Sporting CP's CL matches this season.
Other miscellaneous facts
Sporting CP need to score two goals to record 350 in European competition.
Manchester United lost 1-0 at Bolton on Saturday and are in second place in the
Barclays Premier League with 30 points, three points behind leaders Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Sporting CP drew 1-1 at Leixoes, and in third in the Portuguese Liga,
10 points behind leaders FC Porto.
Definitions of terms used:-
Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this
competition which began in 1992-93.
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56
including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs
Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are
excluded.
Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
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