Manchester United vs Sabah FK, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
- 27': Matheus Cunha
- 42': Bruno Fernandes
- 45': Benjamin Sesko
- 68': Lisandro Martínez
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Man United rout debutants Sabah in Champions League return
Manchester United's long-awaited return to the Champions League began with Michael Carrick's men cruising to a comprehensive 4-0 victory against minnows Sabah FK.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
- 5': Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United).
- 6': Corner, Sabah. Conceded by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Christian Nwachukwu (Sabah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stas Pokatilov (Sabah). Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
- 8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Stas Pokatilov.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 10': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 11': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Aden McCarthy.
- 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 12': Aden McCarthy (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United).
- 13': Foul by Kaheem Parris (Sabah).
- 13': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Handball by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 15': Akim Zedadka (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
- 16': Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
- 19': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ivan Lepinjica.
- 23': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
- 24': Akim Zedadka (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
- 25': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stas Pokatilov (Sabah). Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 27': Goal! Manchester United 1, Sabah 0. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kaheem Parris (Sabah) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Umarali Rakhmonaliev.
- 32': Corner, Sabah. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 33': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaheem Parris with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 41': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Akim Zedadka.
- 42': Goal! Manchester United 2, Sabah 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 45': Goal! Manchester United 3, Sabah 0. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 3, Sabah 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sabah. Orphé Mbina replaces Christian Nwachukwu.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 3, Sabah 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 47': Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
- 47': Akim Zedadka (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
- 53': Foul by Kaheem Parris (Sabah).
- 53': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Umarali Rakhmonaliev (Sabah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 61': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stas Pokatilov (Sabah). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 61': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Sabah). Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 62': Kaheem Parris (Sabah) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 62': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Sabah. Aleksey Isayev replaces Kaheem Parris.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.
- 64': Substitution, Manchester United. Andrey Santos replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
- 64': Foul by Veljko Simic (Sabah).
- 64': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Sabah). Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 67': Foul by Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah).
- 67': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 68': Goal! Manchester United 4, Sabah 0. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 70': Foul by Ivan Lepinjica (Sabah).
- 70': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Orphé Mbina (Sabah) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 71': Substitution, Sabah. Abdulla Xaybulayev replaces Umarali Rakhmonaliev.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Amass replaces Patrick Dorgu.
- 73': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
- 73': Andrey Santos (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Amass.
- 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Akim Zedadka.
- 75': Attempt missed. Leny Yoro (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Lacey with a headed pass following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
- 75': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sabah. Du Queiroz replaces Veljko Simic.
- 76': Substitution, Sabah. Júnior Almeida replaces Akim Zedadka.
- 76': Foul by Aden McCarthy (Sabah).
- 76': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Handball by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 79': Foul by Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah).
- 79': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
- 85': Andrey Santos (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
- 85': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz following a fast break.
- 88': Foul by Júnior Almeida (Sabah).
- 88': Harry Amass (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Abdulla Xaybulayev (Sabah).
- 89': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Orphé Mbina (Sabah) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joy-Lance Mickels with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joy-Lance Mickels (Sabah) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Abdulla Xaybulayev.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Sabah) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rahman Dasdamirov.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Sabah 0.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 4, Sabah 0.
Statistics
 SAB |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 390 | Accurate Passes | 572 |
| 455 | Passes | 627 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,685
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,685
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Senne Lammens (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 15 | Leny Yoro |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 18 | Youri Tielemans |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Sabah FK (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 92 | Stas Pokatilov (GK) |
| 4 | Aden Mccarthy |
| 5 | Rahman Dashdamirov |
| 27 | Tymoteusz Puchacz |
| 80 | Akim Zedadka |
| 13 | Ivan Lepinjica  |
| 21 | Veljko Simic |
| 7 | Umarali Rakhmonaliev |
| 20 | Joy Lance Mickels |
| 8 | Christian Nwachukwu |
| 11 | Kaheem Parris |
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