- 82'
Solskjaer finds space on the edge of the area, and Zivkovic finds the perfect challenge. United bring Roy Keane into the fray for Paul Scholes
- 81'
Silvestre crosses early, but Bayer keeper Butt anticipates that well and claims it calmly
- 80'
Vranjes is adjudged to have fouled Veron midway inside the visitors' half. The free-kick, though, is wasted
- 79'
Solskjaer can't get there and Leverkusen break menacingly until an offside flag stops them in their tracks
- 78'
Giggs crosses teasingly into the area...
- 77'
Jurica Vranjes is on for Bayer, with Basturk making way
- 77'
Two away goals for Bayer Leverkusen - and they're on the ball again. Stunned silence at Old Trafford
- 76'
Straight down to the other end - defensive chaos sees substitute Neuville pounce from seven yards to hammer the ball wide of Barthez and make it 2-2!
- 75'
Great United move - Van Nistelrooy and Giggs tee up Veron just inside the area, and keeper Butt makes an excellent stop
- 74'
Barthez flaps at it, but the home side get the ball clear of danger
- 74'
Wes Brown heads it away - it's a corner
- 73'
Butt fouls Ze Roberto down the Leverkusen left - free-kick
- 72'
Neuville crosses, and Phil Neville heads that one back to Barthez with plenty of coolness
- 72'
Berbatov is taken off and Oliver Neuville replaces him for Bayer
- 71'
Ze Roberto, who conceded that penalty, finds Ballack and Barthez saves the low shot
- 70'
Blanc keeps things steady at the back for United... then Ramelow does the same for Leverkusen. More good passing from the visitors...
- 69'
Schneider's kick is terrible - floated too hard and too long, it goes straight out of play
- 68'
Neville robs Basturk, but a Veron foul gives Leverkusen a dangerous free-kick...
- 67'
Relief and joy at Old Trafford: it's been a rocky second half, but United have the advantage again
- 67'
He thrashes it into the corner and United - against the run of play - have restored their lead. It's 2-1!
- 66'
Now the picture changes again - Van Nistelrooy is tripped in the penalty area by Ze Roberto and it's a penalty to United. Van Nistelrooy will take...
- 65'
Ramelow sees this one clear of danger: good defending from the German title-chasers
- 64'
Butt punches it away - it's another corner
- 64'
Giggs tries to hit back and wins a throw near the Leverkusen area... that brings a corner...
- 63'
Ze Roberto hits another shot from outside the area - it's another wayward one, but Leverkusen are very much on top now
- 63'
A potentially crucial away goal for the German side, who have played excellently here tonight
- 62'
...and he sweeps it superbly into the corner from just inside the box. It's 1-1 - and it's thoroughly deserved!
- 62'
Again, they're looking good - the pull-back is aimed towards Ballack...
- 61'
Again it's cleared, and Bayer can look to move forward once more
- 60'
Giggs' kick is cleared, but the winger soon wins another...
- 59'
Veron's shot hits the wall and goes behind for a corner
- 58'
Van Nistelrooy is fouled inside Bayer territory - free-kick around 35 yards out. Zivkovic is booked for overdoing the complaints...
- 57'
Ze Roberto fizzes in a long-range shot, which flies over the top
- 57'
Nothing - Giggs' cross is too long for Van Nistelrooy
- 56'
Scholes is fouled midway inside the Leverkusen half - what can United do from this?
- 55'
Scholes gets back to rob Ballack, but Fergie's side are looking uneasy
- 54'
Ramelow takes over - it's all Leverkusen at the moment
- 54'
Schneider gets a shot in from the edge of the box - Blanc bocks it
- 53'
...suddenly, though, Van Nistelrooy gets away down the right before a poor touch allows Bayer to take the ball from him
- 53'
They're enjoying plenty of possession and there's a bit of restlessness in the Old Trafford crowd
- 52'
Here come Toppmoeller's Bayer again - Ze Roberto on the ball...
- 51'
Veron's foul gives Bayer a free-kick, and they're looking purposeful until Blanc steps in with a good challenge
- 51'
Basturk receives the ball on the edge of the box - and lifts it wildly over the crossbar
- 50'
Basturk gets a shot in after some good work down the right - it deflects for a corner...
- 49'
Van Nistelrooy chases a long pass forward, but it's ushered back to Bayer keeper Butt
- 48'
United regain the ball, but an aimless pass forward merely gives a throw to their visitors
- 48'
Berbatov has possession for Bayer as they try to make progress - a mistake from Silvestre gifts them the ball back
- 47'
...Van Nistelrooy, though, is unable to make any real headway
- 47'
The Old Trafford side are on the ball, starting the half with plenty of purpose
- 46'
Giggs immediately comes forward for United, but the ball runs out for a goal-kick
- 45'
United get us under way - can they build on their lucky breakthrough? Nowotny is off and Zoltan Sebescen on in a Leverkusen change
- 45'
Bayer win a free-kick after a Van Nistelrooy foul, and that's the last action of the first half. United 1-0 up at the break
- 45'
Blanc clears up, and we're into added time at the end of the first half
- 44'
Giggs loses possession inside the Leverkusen half, and the visitors come forward with Ze Roberto
- 44'
It comes to nothing, and the ball goes all the way back to Barthez
- 43'
...he's back on his feet, though, and may have to defend as the home side try to launch a late attack
- 42'
Another warning for Alex Ferguson and his side. Lucio is down after being struck by the ball
- 41'
Basturk makes a great run towards the United area, and his final effort skips wide of the post
- 41'
Leverkusen on the ball again as the half draws towards a close... they've been pretty measured in their approach
- 40'
...could be more bad news for United and England
- 39'
It's thought that Gary Neville may have broken a bone in his foot...
- 39'
...and Veron finds Van Nistelrooy down the right. Neville crosses, and it's headed away
- 38'
Basturk crosses low, and United are forced to clear hurriedly again
- 37'
Schneider plays it in, and it's cleared with a great deal of uncertainty
- 36'
Berbatov is felled by Phil Neville - free-kick to Bayer in a dangerous crossing position...
- 35'
...suddenly, Silvestre gets free and his effort skids right across the Leverkusen penalty area
- 35'
Warning signs for Sir Alex Ferguson's team - the visitors are more than capable of breaking through
- 35'
Seconds later, Berbatov tries again - and scuffs this effort high and wide
- 34'
Carsten Ramelow plays a wonderful cross in for Bayer and Berbatov, unmarked, can only steer it just wide of the post. He should have levelled...
- 33'
Solskjaer clears and finds Giggs - Solskjaer takes possession again and only just fails to release Giggs in acres of space
- 32'
Basturk tries to hit back for the visitors - and he's won a corner...
- 32'
Neville takes a throw into the Leverkusen area - this one is scrambled away
- 31'
Scholes began the move with a precision pass to Van Nistelrooy - and United have the ball again with Blanc
- 30'
An own goal - and suddenly the volume at Old Trafford has gone up several notches
- 29'
His shot hits Leverkusen's Boris Zivkovic and deflects into the corner. United have the breakthrough!
- 29'
Van Nistelrooy skips down the right and finds Solskjaer...
- 28'
Solskjaer chases a long ball forward, but it skips out of play and the visitors have a goal-kick
- 27'
...but Giggs is robbed of possession and Wes Brown clears up as Leverkusen try to move forward
- 26'
Blanc chips the ball forward towards Giggs, but Bayer clear and Yildiray Basturk takes it on... Scholes wins it back...
- 25'
Giggs is dispossessed just inside the area as United look to launch another quickfire attack
- 24'
...who move swiftly forward, and a Solskjaer half-volley from just outside the area is only fractionally wide
- 24'
A Leverkusen flick sails out of play - throw-in to United...
- 23'
...until Veron comes forward and looks for Solskjaer. The ball skids back to Bayer's keeper
- 22'
And United snap the ball about well - it's all inside their own half at the moment, though
- 21'
Bayer have a free-kick after Neville fouls Ze Roberto... he's booked
- 21'
...then Ballack brings down Butt and it's a United free-kick which Van Nistelrooy can't make the most of
- 20'
Veron and Neville combine down the right - Bayer slam the door pretty effectively
- 19'
Giggs takes, but it's a poor one and is cleared without difficulty
- 19'
Giggs bursts down the left and crosses towards Veron... Phil Neville follows up and wins a corner for United
- 18'
Neville is being stretchered off... younger brother Phil will replace him
- 17'
Ballack tries a long-range shot, but it skids along the ground and poses no problems for Fabien Barthez
- 16'
Gary Neville is limping following a challenge with Ze Roberto - worrying signs for United
- 16'
It hasn't been the barnstorming United start they would have hoped for
- 15'
One or two signs of impatience from the home crowd as Veron gives the ball away
- 15'
Then Ze Roberto looks for Ballack, and there are one or two anxious moments before the home side get that one clear
- 14'
Ballack is robbed as he shapes to shoot outside the area - Leverkusen have snapped back well
- 13'
Ferreira Lucio sparks a good attacking move, and Scholes is back there to clear the danger for United
- 12'
A good spell for United, and Bayer respond with a neat spell of possession of their own
- 11'
Neville crosses again, and Van Nistelrooy's first-time effort flies just over the top
- 11'
Now it's Neville's turn to cross, and Jens Nowotny heads clear...
- 10'
...and Scholes provided one of the passes of the night so far. Here's Giggs again, but United are forced back by some good Bayer defending
- 9'
Scholes plays Giggs in, and his header down just eludes the lurking Van Nistelrooy seven yards out. A good chance for United...
- 9'
Bayer showing plenty of coolness in possession so far
- 8'
United yet to find any early rhythm, and Leverkusen coach Klaus Toppmoeller will surely be pleased with his side's start
- 7'
Silvestre flings in an early cross, but it drifts harmlessly away
- 6'
Van Nistelrooy and Giggs try to put the pressure on, but the ball runs back to Bayer keeper Butt
- 5'
Keeper Butt punches it clear with plenty of conviction
- 4'
A lively enough start to proceedings - and Solskjaer wins United a corner when his cross from the left deflects behind
- 3'
...and now it's United's turn to come forward before Berbatov takes possession and is then robbed of the ball by Blanc
- 3'
Ballack gets on the end of a short kick and fires in a shot which is blocked by Laurent Blanc
- 2'
Yildiray Basturk takes the fight forward and wins the game's first corner...
- 1'
Boris Zivkovic has the ball as Leverkusen look to take the heat out of the opening stages
- 1'
United put the pressure on quickly, and earn a throw inside their own half before the visitors regain possession
Bayer get the game under way, and go straight back to keeper Hans Jorg Butt
Kick-off just a few moments away - the atmosphere's building nicely
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