UEFA Champions League | League Phase Matchday 1 | 2026-09-11 04:00 JST
4–0
- 27' Matheus Cunha
- 42' Bruno Fernandes
- 45' B. Šeško
- 68' Lisandro Martínez
Match summary
Manchester United took on Sabah FC in the UEFA Champions League League Phase Matchday 1 on September 11. Manchester United cruised to a 4-0 victory over Sabah FC. Manchester United led 3-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Manchester United's scorers: Lisandro Martínez, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha and B. Šeško. Assists: Manchester United – P. Dorgu, Y. Tielemans and B. Mbeumo.
Manchester United controlled the game with 58% possession and 21 shots (11 for their opponents). Manchester United scored 4 from 10 shots on target.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-3-3
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| Manchester United | Stat | Sabah FC |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-3-3 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 3.54 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.84 |
| 21 | Shots | 11 |
| 10 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 15 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 5 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 624 | Passes | 455 |
| 573 | Accurate passes | 391 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| -0.41 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.41 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Willy Delajod, France
Player stats
Manchester United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | S. Lammens | 0 | 25(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | N. Mazraoui | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 10(3) | |||
| DF | L. Yoro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 7(3) | ||||
| DF | Lisandro Martínez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 61(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 90 | 6(4) | ||||
| DF | P. Dorgu | 0 | 4 | 37(97%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 72 | 3 | 10(8) | |||||
| MF | Y. Tielemans | 0 | 1 | 47(98%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3(2) | ||||||
| MF | K. Mainoo | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 81(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 64 | 1 | 6(4) | ||||||
| MF | B. Mbeumo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 35(80%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 72 | 3 | 5(3) | |||||
| MF | Bruno Fernandes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 4(3) | ||
| MF | Matheus Cunha | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 9(3) | ||
| FW | B. Šeško | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 2 | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 64 | 11(4) | ||||
| MF | M. Mount | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 41(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 6(4) | ||||
| MF | Andrey Santos | 0 | 35(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4(2) | |||||||
| FW | J. Zirkzee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3(100%) | 12(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 7(5) | |||||
| FW | S. Lacey | 0 | 7(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 | 3(None) | ||||||||
| DF | H. Amass | 0 | 1 | 16(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 18 | 1 | 4(2) | ||||||
| GK | K. Darlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Dermot Mee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Diogo Dalot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | H. Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | A. Heaven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | M. Rashford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sabah FC
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | S. Pokatilov | 0 | 20(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 90 | 2(1) | |||||||||
| DF | A. Zedadka | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 75 | 1 | 10(7) | |||||
| DF | R. Daşdəmirov | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 51(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 90 | 2 | 5(4) | ||||||
| DF | A. McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 8(3) | ||||
| DF | T. Puchacz | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 90 | 2 | 5(5) | ||||||
| MF | U. Rahmonaliyev | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 37(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 71 | 1 | 3(2) | ||||||
| MF | I. Lepinjica | 0 | 2(67%) | 3 | 51(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 13(6) | |||
| MF | V. Simić | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 2 | 28(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 75 | 8(3) | |||||
| FW | K. Parris | 0 | 1 | 16(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 | 63 | 1 | 8(1) | |||||
| FW | J. Mickels | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 22(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 13(8) | ||
| FW | C. Nwachukwu | 0 | 1 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 45 | 5(1) | ||||||||
| FW | P. Mbina | 1 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 45 | 2(1) | |||||||
| MF | A. Isaev | 0 | 1(100%) | 17(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 27 | 3(1) | ||||||||
| MF | A. Xaybulayev | 1 | 0 | 13(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.2 | 19 | 1 | 5(None) | ||||||
| DF | Erivaldo Almeida | 0 | 2 | 13(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 15 | 4(2) | |||||||
| MF | Du Queiroz | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 15 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| GK | A. Ramazanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | R. Mirzəmmədov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Tellur Mutallimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | R. Rüstəmli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Roberto Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Cafar Mukhtarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Manchester United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | S. Lammens |
| Starter | DF | 3 | N. Mazraoui |
| Starter | DF | 15 | L. Yoro |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| Starter | DF | 13 | P. Dorgu |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Y. Tielemans |
| Starter | MF | 37 | K. Mainoo |
| Starter | MF | 19 | B. Mbeumo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| Starter | MF | 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| Starter | FW | 30 | B. Šeško |
| Bench | DF | 41 | H. Amass |
| Bench | MF | 7 | M. Mount |
| Bench | MF | 17 | Andrey Santos |
| Bench | FW | 11 | J. Zirkzee |
| Bench | FW | 31 | S. Lacey |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | K. Darlow |
| Bench | GK | 45 | D. Mee |
| Bench | DF | 5 | H. Maguire |
| Bench | DF | 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| Bench | DF | 26 | A. Heaven |
| Bench | MF | 39 | T. Fletcher |
| Bench | FW | 9 | M. Rashford |
Sabah FC
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 92 | S. Pokatilov |
| Starter | DF | 80 | A. Zedadka |
| Starter | DF | 5 | R. Daşdəmirov |
| Starter | DF | 4 | A. McCarthy |
| Starter | DF | 27 | T. Puchacz |
| Starter | MF | 7 | U. Rahmonaliyev |
| Starter | MF | 13 | I. Lepinjica |
| Starter | MF | 21 | V. Simić |
| Starter | FW | 11 | K. Parris |
| Starter | FW | 20 | J. Mickels |
| Starter | FW | 8 | C. Nwachukwu |
| Bench | DF | 33 | Erivaldo Almeida |
| Bench | MF | 37 | Du Queiroz |
| Bench | MF | 10 | A. Isaev |
| Bench | MF | 6 | A. Xaybulayev |
| Bench | FW | 99 | P. Mbina |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 94 | R. Mirzəmmədov |
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Ramazanov |
| Bench | 17 | T. Mutallimov | |
| Bench | MF | 88 | Roberto Fernández |
| Bench | MF | 16 | R. Rüstəmli |
| Bench | DF | 89 | Cafar Mukhtarov |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 27' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | Matheus Cunha | 1-0 |
| 1H 42' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | Bruno Fernandes | 2-0 |
| 1H 45' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | B. Šeško | 3-0 |
| 2H 1' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Y. Tielemans → IN M. Mount | |
| 2H 1' | Sabah FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Nwachukwu → IN P. Mbina | |
| 2H 17' | Manchester United | 🟨 Yellow card | P. Dorgu | |
| 2H 18' | Sabah FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Parris → IN A. Isaev | |
| 2H 19' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Mainoo → IN Andrey Santos | |
| 2H 19' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Šeško → IN J. Zirkzee | |
| 2H 22' | Sabah FC | 🟨 Yellow card | I. Lepinjica | |
| 2H 23' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | Lisandro Martínez | 4-0 |
| 2H 26' | Sabah FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT U. Rahmonaliyev → IN A. Xaybulayev | |
| 2H 27' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Dorgu → IN H. Amass | |
| 2H 27' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT B. Mbeumo → IN S. Lacey | |
| 2H 30' | Sabah FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Zedadka → IN Erivaldo Almeida | |
| 2H 30' | Sabah FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT V. Simić → IN Du Queiroz |
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