Champions league: Cska Moscow-Manchester United 1-4 |as it happened...
MATCH PREVIEW :
- SKA Moscow are winless in their four previous games against Manchester Utd (D2 L2), all in the Champions League group stages (2009/10, 2015/16).
- Meanwhile, Manchester Utd are unbeaten in their five away games against Russian opposition in all competitions, although four of those have ended as draws, their only win coming against CSKA Moscow in October 2009 (1-0).
- Manchester Utd’s five away games against Russian clubs in all competitions have produced only five goals (3 for, 2 against).
- CSKA Moscow have failed to reach the knockout stages in their previous four Champions League appearances. The last time they made the Round of 16 was in 2011/12 when Real Madrid eventually knocked them out.
- CSKA have never won their opening two games of a Champions League campaign whilst Manchester Utd have picked up six points from their first two group games only once in their last five campaigns (2012/13).
- Among all victors on matchday one of this season’s Champions League, CSKA registered the lowest possession (27% v Benfica).
- Manchester Utd have reached the knockout stages in 16 of their previous 20 Champions League appearances; however they haven’t made it past the group stages since 2013/14
- Manchester Utd have won only one of their last 10 Champions League away games (D4 L5), it was against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2013 (5-0).
- CSKA striker Vitinho only made one touch inside the Benfica box on matchday one, it was his converted penalty.
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