Man United vs Young Boys 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,156
Statistics
YB |
MAN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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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