UEFA Champions League

Man United vs Young Boys 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 9': Mason Greenwood
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1 - 1
  • 42': Fabian Rieder

Heavily rotated Man United holds Young Boys 1-1 in CL

— A heavily rotated Manchester United team held Young Boys to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League group closer on Wednesday, ending the Swiss side’s involvement in European competition this season.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 9': Goal! Manchester United 1, Young Boys 0. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 42': Goal! Manchester United 1, Young Boys 1. Fabian Rieder (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Young Boys 1.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester United. Teden Mengi replaces Luke Shaw.
  • 62': Substitution, Young Boys. Vincent Sierro replaces Michel Aebischer.
  • 62': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvan Hefti replaces Fabian Rieder.
  • 62': Substitution, Young Boys. Wilfried Kanga replaces Jordan Siebatcheu.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester United. Tom Heaton replaces Dean Henderson.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester United. Shola Shoretire replaces Amad Diallo.
  • 77': Substitution, Young Boys. Sandro Lauper replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 79': Shola Shoretire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Young Boys. Nico Maier replaces Meschak Elia.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Zidane Iqbal replaces Jesse Lingard.
  • 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Charlie Savage replaces Juan Mata.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Young Boys 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,156

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 3
50.9 Possession 49.1
17 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
412 Accurate Passes 400
502 Passes 496
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 59
36 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 13
11 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 13
12 Effective Clearances 20
12 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
26 Dean Henderson (GK)
31 Nemanja Matic
3 Eric Bailly
34 Donny van de Beek
23 Luke Shaw
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
14 Jesse Lingard
8 Juan Mata
36 Anthony Elanga
16 Amad
11 Mason Greenwood

YB Young Boys (4-4-2)

No. Name
91 Guillaume Faivre (GK)
28 Fabian Lustenberger
4 Mohamed Ali Camara
25 Jordan Lefort
24 Quentin Maceiras
35 Christopher Martins Pereira
20 Michel Aebischer
32 Fabian Rieder
13 Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
17 Jordan Pefok
15 Meschack Elia

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