Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.

Odemwingie (LOSC) has an effort on goal.
Lille come away on the counterattack and Odemwingie has Debuchy unmarked, but opts to shoot himself.

Gygax (LOSC) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.

Odemwingie (LOSC) has an effort on goal.
A weak shot from Odemwingie, but he succeeds in wasting a few precious seconds for the home team.

Rossi (in) - Ronaldo (out) (Man. United)
A last throw of the dice from Sir Alex Ferguson, introducing the young Italian Giuseppe Rossi.

Rooney (Man. United) is shown a yellow card.
The England man has just come back from suspension and now picks up a yellow card.

Rooney (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Tavlaridis (LOSC).

Debuchy (LOSC) has a shot blocked.

Ferdinand (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Odemwingie (LOSC).
A chance from the free-kick, nearly 30 metres out. Tafforeau's shot is blocked by one of the players breaking from the wall.

Tafforeau (LOSC) misses the target.

Cabaye (LOSC) misses the target.
Here come Lille on the break. Cabaye opts to go it alone despite having three men in support and sends his shot over the bar.

Odemwingie (in) - Moussilou (out) (LOSC)
Matt Moussilou has worked his socks off this evening and thoroughly deserves the ovation he receives on his way off.

O'Shea (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gygax (LOSC).

Park Ji-Sung (Man. United) misses the target.
United's best move of the game. Van Nistelrooij plays a superb through-ball that Park latches on to, but the Korean drags his shot just wide.

Rooney (Man. United) misses the target.
Wayne Rooney sidesteps his man then cuts across his shot, sending it well wide to the right of Sylva's goal.

Silvestre (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Debuchy (LOSC).

Gygax (in) - Dernis (out) (LOSC)
The excellent Dernis makes way.

Van Nistelrooy (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Rafael (LOSC).

Cabaye (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silvestre (Man. United).

Cabaye (in) - Ačimovič (out) (LOSC)
A tremendous ovation for the Lille goalscorer. His replacement takes up a more defensively-minded midfield position.

Dernis (LOSC) has a shot blocked.
The shot is charged down, then Ferdinand stretches to head the subsequent cross away.

Moussilou (LOSC) misses the target.
What a chance for Matt Moussilou to wrap up the points. He gets into a great position, but heads over with the goal at his mercy.

Tafforeau (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Park Ji-Sung (Man. United).

Park Ji-Sung (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ačimovič (LOSC).

Rooney (Man. United) delivers the corner.
A commanding take from Tony Sylva. The visitors have less than a quarter of the match left to salvage something.

Tavlaridis (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Smith (Man. United).

Park Ji-Sung (in) - Richardson (out) (Man. United)
Here comes Park, who made an excellent cameo appearance in the fixture between these sides at Old Trafford two weeks ago.

Tafforeau (LOSC) misses the target.
The Lille man is left completely unmarked yet squanders his chance, volleying wide from ten metres.

Ačimovič (LOSC) delivers the corner.

Bodmer (LOSC) misses the target.
The midfielder's shot takes a touch off Ferdinand and goes behind for a corner.

Richardson (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Chalmé (LOSC).

Dernis (LOSC) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Man. United) hits the post.
Rooney swings the corner in for Cristiano Ronaldo, whose header comes off the underside of the bar and is cleared off the line. United a hair's breadth from parity.

Rooney (Man. United) delivers the corner.
Silvestre makes good progress down the left flank for United, although his final ball lacks conviction.

Moussilou (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ferdinand (Man. United).

Tavlaridis (LOSC) is booked.
Another infringement from the former Arsenal FC man, prompting referee Merk to brandish the yellow card.

Tavlaridis (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Moussilou (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Van der Sar (Man. United).

Bodmer (LOSC) delivers the corner.

Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.

Tafforeau (LOSC) delivers the free-kick on target.
Exceptional save from Edwin van der Sar to stop Grégory Tafforeau's shot searing into the top-left corner. Sensational stuff from the Dutch veteran.

Smith (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ačimovič (LOSC).
Smith in a little bit late again. A promising position for Lille, just outside the box , just right of centre.

Debuchy (LOSC) misses the target.

Smith (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ačimovič (LOSC).
Smith brings Ačimovič down a metre or so outside the area on the right side. The Yorkshireman makes a brave headed clearance from the resultant free-kick.

Ačimovič (LOSC) misses the target.
The Slovenian chances his arm from some way out.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Smith (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ačimovič (LOSC).

Makoun (LOSC) is booked.
A late challenge from the Cameroon midfielder Makoun. His victim, Ruud van Nistelrooij, is covered in mud after several first-half tangles.

Makoun (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Moussilou (LOSC) is flagged for offside.

Makoun (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Ronaldo (Man. United).

Ačimovič (LOSC) scores!
Lille score their first UEFA Champions League goal of the season! Tafforeau plays a sublime ball in from the left side after getting beyond O'Shea, and Milenko Ačimovič side-foots the ball gleefully into the roof of the net.

Dernis (LOSC) misses the target.
Dernis nicks the ball off O'Shea and shapes to shoot, then sends his effort into the crowd. He looks disappointed with that effort.

Bodmer (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Smith (Man. United).

Makoun (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Tavlaridis (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).
Efstathios Tavlaridis and Ruud van Nistelrooij enjoyed a physical battle at Old Trafford, and that has resumed tonight, with Van Nistelrooij winning a free-kick from his marker.

Debuchy (LOSC) misses the target.
Grégory Tafforeau sends a swerving ball into the box that eludes Silvestre, but Geoffrey Dernis heads wide from eight metres. That is the closest either side has come so far.

Makoun (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Rooney (Man. United) misses the target.
Richardson's initial shot is blocked and the ball then falls for Rooney, who rushes his shot and cannot hit the target.

Richardson (Man. United) has a shot blocked.

Dernis (LOSC) has a shot blocked.
The 24-year-old has a crack from outside the area, but Ferdinand traps it with nonchalant ease.

Richardson (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Tavlaridis (LOSC).

Debuchy (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Silvestre (Man. United).
Debuchy just clips the heels of his countryman Silvestre.

Richardson (Man. United) misses the target.
Kieran Richardson lets fly from 20 metres but slices his shot over the top.

Rooney (Man. United) takes the corner.
Rooney takes the corner and curls the ball to the near post.

Smith (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Debuchy (LOSC).

Rafael (LOSC) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

O'Shea (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Dernis (LOSC).

Bodmer (LOSC) misses the target.
Bodmer hits it more in hope than expectation, the ball flying well over from 22 metres.

D. Fletcher (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Makoun (LOSC).

Tafforeau (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Man. United).

Makoun (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on D. Fletcher (Man. United).

Moussilou (LOSC) misses the target.
That effort from Moussilou was more like a conversion than a shot, sailing high over the bar. The Lille man was leaning back when he struck it left-footed.

Silvestre (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Debuchy (LOSC).

Bodmer (LOSC) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Man. United).
Cristiano Ronaldo is brought down by Mathieu Bodmer over on the right flank.

Dernis (LOSC) misses the target.
Speculative effort from the left winger that sails high and wide of Van der Sar's goal.

Sylva (LOSC) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
The visitors work the ball neatly from one flank to the other, but Ronaldo's shot lacks venom.

Moussilou (LOSC) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

O'Shea (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ačimovič (LOSC).
The ball is played low into the area, but there is a United clearance.

The match is under way.