Partizan Belgrade vs Manchester United, 2019-20 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueManchester United go top in Group L with win over Partizan Belgrade
Manchester United climbed atop Group L with a 1-0 victory at Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Brandon Williams (Manchester United).
- 1': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade).
- 1': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Seydouba Soumah (Partizan Belgrade).
- 2': Phil Jones (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Brandon Williams (Manchester United).
- 6': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 7': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Offside, Partizan Belgrade. Zoran Tosic tries a through ball, but Umar Sadiq is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Bojan Ostojic.
- 12': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 12': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Slobodan Urosevic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 14': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 15': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Mata with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Hand ball by Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade).
- 18': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 18': Slobodan Urosevic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Zoran Tosic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 19': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by James Garner (Manchester United).
- 20': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 23': Bojan Ostojic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
- 26': Foul by Seydouba Soumah (Partizan Belgrade).
- 26': Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
- 29': Strahinja Pavlovic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 30': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 34': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 35': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seydouba Soumah following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Zoran Tosic (Partizan Belgrade) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Umar Sadiq.
- 37': Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 38': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade).
- 38': Phil Jones (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 39': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Bojan Ostojic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
- 40': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 40': Attempt missed. Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 42': Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 42': Penalty Manchester United. Brandon Williams draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty conceded by Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Goal! Partizan Belgrade 0, Manchester United 1. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Partizan Belgrade 0, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Partizan Belgrade 0, Manchester United 1.
- 46': Foul by Phil Jones (Manchester United).
- 46': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Phil Jones (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Attempt missed. Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 51': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 51': Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by James Garner (Manchester United).
- 52': Attempt saved. Seydouba Soumah (Partizan Belgrade) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takuma Asano.
- 53': Brandon Williams (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 54': Attempt blocked. James Garner (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Bojan Ostojic.
- 55': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 55': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seydouba Soumah.
- 59': Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Daniel James replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Martial.
- 63': Foul by Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 63': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Slobodan Urosevic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 66': Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bibras Natcho with a cross.
- 67': (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 67': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 68': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 71': Foul by Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade).
- 71': James Garner (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seydouba Soumah.
- 75': Substitution, Partizan Belgrade. Filip Stevanovic replaces Zoran Tosic.
- 76': Foul by Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade).
- 76': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade).
- 77': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 78': Nemanja Miletic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 79': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Slobodan Urosevic (Partizan Belgrade).
- 81': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seydouba Soumah.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Andreas Pereira replaces James Garner.
- 82': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
- 83': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Partizan Belgrade) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bibras Natcho with a cross.
- 83': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Takuma Asano (Partizan Belgrade).
- 83': Substitution, Partizan Belgrade. Lazar Pavlovic replaces Seydouba Soumah.
- 83': Offside, Manchester United. Brandon Williams tries a through ball, but Daniel James is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 86': Attempt missed. Bibras Natcho (Partizan Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Umar Sadiq (Partizan Belgrade).
- 87': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Daniel James (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade).
- 89': Sasa Zdjelar (Partizan Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Brandon Williams (Manchester United).
- 90': Lazar Pavlovic (Partizan Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Partizan Belgrade. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 90'+2': Offside, Partizan Belgrade. Vladimir Stojkovic tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Partizan Belgrade. Djordje Ivanovic replaces Takuma Asano.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Partizan Belgrade 0, Manchester United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Partizan Belgrade 0, Manchester United 1.
Statistics
 MAN |
PART |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 60.3 | Possession | 39.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 506 | Passes | 325 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 27 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: FK Partizan Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 25,627
Venue: FK Partizan Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 25,627
Line-Ups
Partizan Belgrade (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Vladimir Stojkovic (GK) |
| 3 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 23 | Bojan Ostojic |
| 72 | Slobodan Urosevic |
| 73 | Nemanja Miletic  |
| 20 | Seydouba Soumah |
| 6 | Bibras Natcho |
| 16 | Sasa Zdjelar |
| 9 | Umar Sadiq |
| 11 | Takuma Asano |
| 7 | Zoran Tosic |
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Sergio Romero (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| 4 | Phil Jones |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 37 | James Garner |
| 53 | Brandon Williams |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 8 | Juan Mata |
| 14 | Jesse Lingard |
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