UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Manchester United WLLWW 3
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Young Boys WDWWW 0
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YB000
Stadion Wankdorf · 31,120 att.

Match Report

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Paul Pogba scores two as Man United open Champions League with win vs. Young Boys

Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United spoiled Young Boys' first appearance in the group stage of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
2
56.5
Possession
43.5
16
SHOTS
18
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
451
Accurate Passes
311
517
Passes
384
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.1
52
Long Balls
50
32
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
27
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
13
34
Effective Clearances
9
34
Clearances
9

Lineups

YB · 4-4-2

  1. 26David Von BallmoosG
  2. 5Steve von BergenCD-L
  3. 4Mohamed Ali CamaraCD-R
  4. 23Loris BenitoLB
  5. 43Kevin MbabuRB
  6. 35Sekou SanogoCM-L
  7. 8Djibril SowCM-R
  8. 7Miralem SulejmaniLM
  9. 16Christian FassnachtRM
  10. 17Roger AssaléCF-L
  11. 99Guillaume HoarauCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Thorsten SchickSUB
  2. 21Ulisses GarciaSUB
  3. 18Jean-Pierre NsameSUB
  4. 1Marco WölfliSUB
  5. 20Michel AebischerSUB
  6. 13Moumi NgamaleuSUB
  7. 6Leonardo BertoneSUB

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 20Diogo DalotRB
  6. 31Nemanja MaticCM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Romelu LukakuF
  10. 11Anthony MartialLF
  11. 10Marcus RashfordRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Alexis SánchezSUB
  2. 27Marouane FellainiSUB
  3. 3Eric BaillySUB
  4. 8Juan MataSUB
  5. 15Andreas PereiraSUB
  6. 22Sergio RomeroSUB
  7. 18Ashley YoungSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Young Boys 0, Manchester United 1. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fred.
  2. 44' Goal! Young Boys 0, Manchester United 2. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 49' Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Young Boys. Michel Aebischer replaces Djibril Sow because of an injury.
  5. 65' Substitution, Young Boys. Moumi Nicolas Ngamaleu replaces Christian Fassnacht.
  6. 66' Goal! Young Boys 0, Manchester United 3. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba following a fast break.
  7. 69' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Marcus Rashford.
  8. 69' Substitution, Manchester United. Marouane Fellaini replaces Fred.
  9. 75' Substitution, Young Boys. Jean-Pierre Nsame replaces Guillaume Hoarau.
  10. 75' Substitution, Manchester United. Andreas Pereira replaces Paul Pogba.
  11. 82' Roger Assalé (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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