Ferdinand (Man. United) is cautioned by the referee.
The defender is booked after pushing Quim to the ground.

Saha (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Luisão (Benfica).

Ricardo Rocha (in) - Léo (out) (Benfica)
A defensive switch to make sure the last few minutes go untroubled for Koeman's side.

Alcides (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Rooney (Man. United).

Beto (Benfica) misses the target.
The scorer of Benfica's second tries to curl one in from distance but does not get it right.

G. Neville (Man. United) is cautioned by the referee.
A late challenge by a frustrated United captain.

G. Neville (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Nélson (Benfica).

G. Neville (Man. United) is flagged for offside.
The right-back just went too early.

Smith (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Nuno Gomes (Benfica).

Van Nistelrooy (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Quim (Benfica).

Mantorras (in) - Geovanni (out) (Benfica)
A straight swap with the Angolan striker hoping to get the crucial third for Benfica.

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

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

Geovanni (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
The Brazilian takes on Silvestre and shoots powerfully at the near post. Van der Sar makes a good save.

Van Nistelrooy (Man. United) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

João Pereira (Benfica) misses the target.
A great chance to finish off the game for Benfica. Nuno Gomes leads the charge on a counterattack and finds the substitute in space but his shot goes into the side-netting.

Rooney (Man. United) has a shot blocked.
O`Shea wins the ball on the left and feeds the ball to the United striker. He hesitates when he could have shot and hsi eventual shot is blocked.

Saha (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nuno Gomes (Benfica).

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

Nuno Gomes (Benfica) has a shot blocked.
Geovanni gets free on the left and runs at Silvestre before finding Nuno Gomes. He shapes to shoot but Smith makes a great block.

Park Ji-Sung (in) - Ronaldo (out) (Man. United)
The Korean will try and inject some threat from the flanks.

Nélson (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Scholes (Man. United).

Rooney (Man. United) delivers the free-kick wide.
The England striker cannot get the necessary whip on his shot and it goes well wide.

Petit (Benfica) is booked.
He is cautioned for dissent.

Anderson (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).
A dangerous position for Rooney to shoot from.

Smith (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nuno Gomes (Benfica).

Saha (in) - Giggs (out) (Man. United)
Ferguson makes his first change. Rooney will move out to the left flank and Louis Saha will partner Van Nistelrooij.

Scholes (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nuno Assis (Benfica).

Ronaldo (Man. United) misses the target.
A great chance missed. Scholes feeds Van Nistelrooij, who lays the ball of to Cristiano Ronaldo. He drags the ball wide of the far post where Scholes was unmarked.

Ferdinand (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Geovanni (Benfica).
The United defender was caught the wrong side of his man.

Ronaldo (Man. United) misses the target.

Giggs (Man. United) delivers the corner.
Giggs' delivery is headed downwards by Cristiano Ronaldo but well wide.

Van Nistelrooy (Man. United) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
The Dutchman strays behind the Benfica back-four.

Ronaldo (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Petit (Benfica).

O'Shea (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nélson (Benfica).
Free-kick to Benfica on the right. Petit hits the ball deep but Ferdinand out-jumps Luisão.

Rooney (Man. United) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Alcides (Benfica).

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Geovanni (Benfica) is booked.
The Brazilian makes no effort to play the ball.

Geovanni (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Man. United).

Ronaldo (Man. United) has a shot blocked.
He cuts in from the right and shoots left-footed but Anderson blocks.

Petit (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Man. United).

Anderson (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Smith (Man. United).

Petit (Benfica) delivers the corner.
Petit's corner is sliced up in the air but Smith is fouled as he tries to clear.

Petit (Benfica) strikes a free kick into the wall.
The Portuguese international drives his shot straight into the wall.

Smith (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Nuno Gomes (Benfica).
This could be a dangerous position.

Ronaldo (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Nuno Assis (Benfica).
The United winger has to be careful. He has already been booked.

Rooney (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Petit (Benfica).

Geovanni (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Silvestre (Man. United).

Beto (Benfica) scores!
Nélson's cross is cleared by Smith but only as far as Beto. His fierce shot deflects off Scholes and into the bottom corner of Van der Sar's goal.

Nuno Assis (Benfica) misses the target.
An ambitious but wayward effort from the Benfica man.

Scholes (Man. United) misses the target.
He triers another effort from range. The midfield player has go the goal hunger.

Giggs (Man. United) takes the corner.

Quim (Benfica) makes a save.

Scholes (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
The ball drops to the goalscorer after Giggs' cross is only partially cleared. He hits a powerful, dipping volley that Quim does well to palm over.

G. Neville (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Geovanni (Benfica).

Ronaldo (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Léo (Benfica).
The Portuguese wide man looks to have got free but he had fouls his marker in the process.

Ronaldo (Man. United) is cautioned by the referee.
A late kick on his opponent and a clear caution.

Ronaldo (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Beto (Benfica).

Anderson (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Rooney (Man. United).
The England star is tripped.

G. Neville (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Nuno Assis (Benfica).

Beto (Benfica) is cautioned by the referee.
A late challenge in midfield.

Beto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Smith (Man. United).

Geovanni (Benfica) scores!
The Brazilian dives to head in at the far post. A great cross from Nélson, drilled between the legs of John O`Shea and a brave finish.

Geovanni (Benfica) is flagged for offside.
The Brazilian forward made his run too early.

Beto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Scholes (Man. United).

Anderson (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Beto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Smith (Man. United).

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

Beto (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
He strikes the ball well but Edwin van der Sar has it covered and makes a solid save.

Scholes (Man. United) scores!
The United midfield player opens the scoring. Ryan Giggs finds Gary Neville on the right flank and the captain's cross is scrambled in by Scholes. That is two goals in two games for the former England player.

Quim (Benfica) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
Paul Scholes slides a clever through ball for Cristiano Ronaldo to run on to. He gets there ahead of Anderson but can only prod at the goalkeeper.

Petit (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Van Nistelrooy (Man. United).

Anderson (Benfica) misses the target.
Petit sends the free-kick looping to the far post where the big Brazilian heads over.

Ronaldo (Man. United) is penalised for a foul on Léo (Benfica).
He used his arm to push the full-back over.

The match is under way.