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Well there goes the possible upset, time to switch to watching Bayern.
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Summary
Cunha opens scoring from Dorgu cross; Fernandes doubles lead from smart Tielemans pass & Sesko quickly adds third
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt, Como 2-0 RB Leipzig, Slavia Prague 0-0 Lens
England's Archie Brown scores in Fenerbahce's 1-1 draw against Roma
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Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Alphonso Davies causes problems again high on the left. He cuts it back for Aleksandar Pavlovic, who looks for a leg to fall over but one doesn't present itself.
And that is that for a pretty tame first half.
Postpublished at 20:52 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Nikita Haikin is staying out there for now but he can barely move.
I don't think we'll be seeing him in the Bodo/Glimt goal in the second half.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:51 BST
Como 2-0 RB Leipzig
Como couldn't have started their debut Champions League campaign any better.
They lead 2-0 at the break.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 20:50 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Ooops, looks like Nikita Haikin has done his groin making that save.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:49 BST
Man Utd 3-0 Sabah FK
A welcome sound for Sabah.
The visitors were going fairly well but two goals in three minutes has put Manchester United pretty much out of sight at the break.
Image source, ReutersGREAT SAVE!published at 20:48 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Bayern are stepping on it now as Alphonso Davies gets in behind the defence and hooks one back for Joshua Kimmich.
He shins the volley on target but Nikita Haikin somehow keeps it out with his legs.
GOAL - Man Utd 3-0 Sabah FKpublished at 20:47 BST
Benjamin Sesko (45 mins)
Sabah have collapsed. Manchester United punish.
The ball from Bryan Mbeumo is perfectly timed and weighted and there is a question over offside but Benjamin Sesko has got it spot on.
The keeper comes out to make the challenge but Sesko gets round him, takes his time and slots home.
United cruising.
Image source, EPACLOSE!published at 20:45 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Michael Olise finds Jamal Musiala, who drops the shoulder before dancing his way past a couple of defenders but he toe punts his effort at Nikita Haikin.
GOAL - Man Utd 2-0 Sabah FKpublished at 20:45 BST
Bruno Fernandes (42 mins)
It's really good play from Manchester United.
The ball comes from Matheus Cunha on the left and Youri Tielemans picks it up inside the box with his back to goal. He looks slightly off balance but manages to lay it off for his captain Bruno Fernandes.
It's a simple finish for the Portuguese. Nice move.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 20:43 BST
Como 2-0 RB Leipzig
Proper party atmosphere in the ground. Great stuff.
Postpublished at 20:42 BST
Man Utd 1-0 Sabah FK
Bruno Fernandes tries one from range but it blasts over the bar.
GOAL - Como 2-0 RB Leipzigpublished at 20:41 BST
Tasos Douvikas (38 mins)
Como are flying!
It's the stuff of dreams for Como on their Champions League debut as Martin Baturina plays a beauty of a ball through for Tasos Douvikas to race on to.
He holds off Castello Lukeba and finds the bottom corner.
Image source, ReutersHITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 20:41 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Joshua Kimmich picks the ball up in a yard of space just outside the box and has a drive with his left foot and it thuds off the base of the post.
CLOSE!published at 20:40 BST
Como 1-0 RB Leipzig
Leipzig should be level.
First it's Andrija Maksimovic who bends one towards the far corner but Jean Butez produces a fine save.
Leipzig recycle the ball but Marc Guiu can't direct his header on target.
CLOSE!published at 20:39 BST
Man Utd 1-0 Sabah FK
Goodness me, should be 1-1!
A nice ball across the box and Joy-Lance Mickels heads it down at the keeper's near post and Senne Lammens shoves it away.
Should score.
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Image source, Reuters'Bayern know they have got a game on their hands'published at 20:38 BST
Bayern Munich 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT SportsThere's something about Bodo/Glimt going forward, they've got a real belief that they can score tonight.
They've had some great results away from home and tonight they are going toe-to-toe with Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich know they have got a game on their hands.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 20:38 BST
Como 1-0 RB Leipzig
Been impressed by Como since they've taken the lead. They've not taken their foot off the gas for one second as they look for this second goal.
Cesc Fabregas must be delighted with what he's seeing.
Cunha misses out on Brazil selectionpublished at 20:36 BST
Man Utd 1-0 Sabah FK
Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter at Old TraffordMatheus Cunha enjoyed that goal, and the Manchester United fans enjoyed his surfer celebration.
Cunha learned overnight he had not been included in Carlo Ancelotti's squad for Brazil's friendly double header against Australia later this month.
He hasn't been at his best this season, but it is still a surprise given United team-mate Andrey Santos - on the bench tonight again - is in there.
Postpublished at 20:36 BST
Man Utd 1-0 Sabah FK
Ooooof. Nice ball from Patrick Dorgu and Benjamin Sesko goes for an audacious finish, flicking round on the volley, but it drops wide.
He almost had his back to goal, that would have been some finish.
UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 10th September
UEFA Champions League Table
On Thursday 10th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Manchester United, Position 3, Points 3
- Sabah, Position 34, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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4 Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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5 Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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7 Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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14 AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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16 Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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17 Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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18 PSV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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20 Bodø / Glimt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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21 Lens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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22 Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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24 Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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28 LASK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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30 Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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31 Viking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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32 Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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34 Sabah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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35 Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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36 Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team,Manchester United
Manager:Michael Carrick
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Manchester United
away team,Sabah
Manager:Valdas Dambrauskas
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Sabah
home team,Manchester United
Manager:Michael Carrick
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Sabah
Manager:Valdas Dambrauskas
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Willy Delajod
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Jerome Brisard
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Erwan Finjean
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Valentin Evrard
- Fourth Official:
- Mathieu Vernice
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Momcilo Markovic
Match momentum
Manchester United
Sabah
High chance of scoring
Medium chance of scoring
Low chance of scoring
Dominant period
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
| Minute | Team with most threat |
|---|---|
Kick off 1' | Sabah |
2' | Manchester United |
3' | Sabah |
4' | Manchester United |
5' | Manchester United |
6' | Manchester United |
7' | Manchester United |
8' | Manchester United |
9' | Manchester United |
10' | Manchester United |
11' | Manchester United |
12' | Manchester United |
13' | Manchester United |
14' | Manchester United |
15' | Manchester United |
16' | Manchester United |
17' | Manchester United |
18' | Sabah |
19' | Manchester United |
20' | Manchester United |
21' | Manchester United |
22' | Manchester United |
23' | Manchester United |
24' | Manchester United |
25' | Manchester United |
26' | Manchester United |
27' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
28' | Manchester United |
29' | Manchester United |
30' | Sabah |
31' | Manchester United |
32' | Sabah |
33' | Manchester United |
34' | Manchester United |
35' | Manchester United |
36' | Sabah |
37' | Sabah |
38' | Sabah |
39' | Sabah |
40' | Manchester United |
41' | Manchester United |
42' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
43' | Manchester United |
44' | Manchester United |
45' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
45'+1 | Manchester United |
Half time 45'+2 | Manchester United |
Match Stats
Key, Man Utd v SabahBasic Stats
Overall possession
Manchester United 58.6%Sabah 41.4%
xG
Manchester United 2.375Sabah 0.3493Shots
Manchester United 13Sabah 4Shots on target
Manchester United 5Sabah 0Total touches inside the opposition box
Manchester United 34Sabah 4Goalkeeper saves
Manchester United 0Sabah 2Aerial duels won
Manchester United 9Sabah 5Fouls committed
Manchester United 7Sabah 1Corners
Manchester United 6Sabah 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Manchester United 13Sabah 4Shots on target
Manchester United 5Sabah 0Shots off target
Manchester United 3Sabah 1Attempts out of box
Manchester United 3Sabah 2One-on-one attempts
Manchester United 1Sabah 0Expected
xG
Manchester United 2.375Sabah 0.3493xG from open play
Manchester United 2.3432Sabah 0.3406xG from set play
Manchester United 0.0318Sabah 0.0087xA
Manchester United 1.69492Sabah 0.304769Distribution
Total passes
Manchester United 292Sabah 211Pass accuracy %
Manchester United 91.1Sabah 83.4Backward passes
Manchester United 48Sabah 35Forward passes
Manchester United 80Sabah 69Total long balls
Manchester United 18Sabah 28Successful final third passes
Manchester United 82Sabah 17Total crosses
Manchester United 14Sabah 5Defence
Total tackles
Manchester United 12Sabah 9Won tackle %
Manchester United 75Sabah 55.6Fouls committed
Manchester United 7Sabah 1Total clearances
Manchester United 6Sabah 13Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, Man Utd v Sabah
League position, Manchester United 3rd, Sabah 34thTotal points, Manchester United 3, Sabah 0
Form guide
All competitions
Manchester United draw
v Everton
2
2
Premier League
Sabah won
v Zira
5
0
Premyer Liqa
Manchester United won
v Ipswich Town
5
2
Premier League
Sabah won
v Araz Naxçıvan
0
1
Premyer Liqa
Manchester United lose
v Hull City
2
0
Premier League
Sabah won
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5
2
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United lose
v AC Milan
2
4
Club Friendlies
Sabah lose
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2
1
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United draw
v Leeds United
1
1
Club Friendlies
Sabah won
v Kapaz
2
0
Premyer Liqa
Match Facts
Manchester United are set to face an Azerbaijani side for the first time ever in European competition.
In major European competition, English teams have never lost against sides from Azerbaijan in 11 previous meetings (W10 D1), with all 11 coming against Qarabag between 2015-16 and 2025-26.
Manchester United haven’t won their first game in any of their last four major European seasons (D1 L3) since winning 2-1 away at Paris SG in their first game of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United last featured in the UEFA Champions League in the 2023-24 campaign, when they were eliminated in the group stage. The Red Devils have won just one of their last nine games in the competition (D3 L5).
Sabah will feature in a major European competition for the first time in their history and become just the second team from Azerbaijan to play in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, following Qarabag (eliminated in group stage in 2017-18, reached play-offs in 2025-26).
This game will be 4 years and 291 days since Michael Carrick's first UEFA Champions League game as manager, in his caretaker spell with Man Utd in November 2021 (2-0 win over Villarreal). Only Gian Piero Gasperini (8y 4d, 2011-19), Vincenzo Montella (6y 350d, 2011-18) and Sergei Semak (5y 182d, 2014-19) have had a bigger gap between their first two games.
Sabah boss Valdas Dambrauskas will be the first ever Lithuanian to manage in the UEFA Champions League – he has lost five of his seven major European games (W1 D1) during spells with Ludogorets and Omonia Nicosia. The last Lithuanian player to feature in the Champions League was Deividas Semberas in December 2011 for CSKA Moscow.
Marcus Rashford has been involved in 25 goals in 48 UEFA Champions League appearances (17 goals, 8 assists). However, Rashford averages a goal or assist more regularly not playing for Man Utd (one every 89 minutes for Aston Villa and Barcelona) than he does while playing for the Red Devils (one every 135 minutes).
Bruno Fernandes has been involved in 15 goals in 19 UEFA Champions League appearances for Manchester United (6 goals, 9 assists), scoring or assisting every 100 minutes. Among players to play 500+ minutes, only Ruud van Nistelrooy (one every 79 minutes) has scored or assisted more regularly.
Veljko Simic is the only current Sabah player to feature more than once in the UEFA Champions League, playing five games for Crvena Zvezda in the 2018-19 campaign without scoring or assisting or ending on the winning side (D1 L4).
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