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Old Trafford - Manchester 23/10/2012 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time)
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Man. United - Braga 3-2 - 23/10/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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United fightback douses early Braga burst
Manchester United FC added another page to their long history of comebacks as they recovered from two goals down to beat SC Braga and take a big step towards the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Braga had real hope of becoming the first Portuguese visitors to triumph at Old Trafford when Alan struck twice in the opening quarter. However, goals from Javier Hernández and Jonny Evans restored parity before the Mexican's second of the night, 15 minutes from time, secured United's third victory in Group H.
Match in 5
- Hernández double earns United win from 2-0 down
- Alan scores twice to put Braga two up in 20 minutes
- Hernández pulls one back before half-time
- Evans pokes in before Hernández gets second
- United open five-point gap at Group H summit
Reaction
It has been the story of our season leaking goals and fighting back for the rest of the game. Some of the football was terrific but losing goals is a concern.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager
We wanted three points but we couldn't get them. We still believe we can win in any stadium and the last 16 is still possible.
José Peseiro, Braga coach
Lineups
 | Man. United |  | Braga |
| 1 | De Gea (GK) | 33 | Beto (GK) |
| 2 | Rafael | 4 | Nuno André Coelho |
| 6 | J. Evans 62 | 5 | Ruben Amorim 80 |
| 10 | Rooney (C) | 14 | Rúben Micael88 |
| 14 | Hernández257579 | 17 | Éder |
| 16 | Carrick | 20 | Elderson 53 |
| 20 | Van Persie | 25 | Leandro Salino |
| 23 | Cleverley | 26 | Paulo Vinícius48 |
| 24 | D. Fletcher | 27 | Custódio |
| 26 | Kagawa46 | 30 | Alan (C)22086 |
| 28 | Büttner | 45 | Hugo Viana |
Substitutes | |||
| 50 | Johnstone (GK) | 1 | Quim (GK) |
| 5 | Ferdinand | 8 | Mossoró86 |
| 8 | Anderson | 10 | Hélder Barbosa80 |
| 11 | Giggs79 | 12 | Michel |
| 17 | Nani46 | 15 | Baiano |
| 18 | Young | 29 | Zé Luis88 |
| 19 | Welbeck | 80 | Aníbal Capela |
Coaches | |||
| Sir Alex Ferguson (SCO) | José Peseiro (POR) | ||
Referee | |||
| Milorad Mažić (SRB) | |||
Standings
Group H
| P | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Man. United | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  CFR Cluj | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Braga | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Galatasaray | 3 | 1 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 88Zé Luis (in) - Rúben Micael (out) (Braga)
- 86Mossoró (in) - Alan (out) (Braga)
- 80Hélder Barbosa (in) - Rúben Amorim (out) (Braga)
- 79Giggs (in) - Hernández (out) (Man. United)
See also
Man. United
Next match UEFA Champions League: v Braga, 07 November 2012
Braga
Next match UEFA Champions League: v Man. United, 07 November 2012
A brilliant Javier Hernández double and one from Jonny Evans turned the game on its head with two headers to bring Man United back from the brink at 2-0 down following Alan’s two goals in the first 20 minutes.