- 82'
Leverkusen looking tired now as Zivkovic hacks down Giggs.
- 81'
...it's four on three and Veron hits a weak long range shot. The wrong option.
- 80'
Butt breaks up an attack and Veron bursts forward......
- 79'
Bayer have three strikers on the pitch. Ramelow is fouled by United's one - Forlan.
- 78'
Bayer make a change. Balitsch is replaced by Brazilian striker Franca.
- 78'
Veron to Forlan, who hits the ball out wide right to Butt. Butt hits a poor cross and Juric claims the ball.
- 77'
Giggs twists and turns through the midfield and finds Veron with slide-rule pass.
- 76'
Giggs robs the ball from Zivkovic. The winger doesn't make the most of the possession and Bayer win back the ball.
- 75'
Veron keeps losing the ball in midfield and Blanc is the latest United player to bail him out of trouble.
- 74'
He opts for Veron, on his left, but a poor ball forces Veron wide and the danger passes for Bayer.
- 73'
Forlan breaks for United and has Beckham and Veron either side of him.
- 72'
Silvestre is caught in possession by Basturk, but the French international battles to win the ball back.
- 71'
Forlan breaks the Bayer offside trap, but is forced wide and hits a shot into the side netting.
- 70'
Giggs looks up and attempts to pick out Beckham at the back post. Lucio makes a good interception.
- 69'
Forlan runs at the Ramelow and then plays a square ball to Giggs on the left.
- 68'
Babic brings the ball out of the Bayer defence. Brdaric twist and turns on the left but can't get past Ferdinand - who has been a busy man this second-half.
- 67'
United can't seem to keep hold of the ball and Bayer continue to apply the pressure.
- 66'
Berbatov turns Ferdinand and sprints into the area. Ferdinand recovers and gets in a well timed last ditch tackle.
- 65'
Zivkovic finds room for a cross from the right and Barthez plucks the ball out of the air.
- 64'
Balitsch dwells on the ball and Forlan knicks it from him. The defender is in a foot race with the forward and manages to get his tackle in.
- 63'
United are finding hard to clear their lines and Veron concedes a throw as he attempts to play the ball out of defence.
- 62'
That's a booking for Balitsch.
- 61'
Forlan sprints past Balitsch on the left touchline and he grabs hold of Forlan around the waste.
- 60'
....the keeper doesn't get there but does enough to put the striker off his shot.
- 59'
Brdaric charges onto the end of a chipped ball into the box as Barthez races off his line......
- 58'
Bayer with plenty of possession as United invite the Germans onto them. A dangerous tatic.
- 57'
Giggs has dropped into midfield as United look to re-establish themselves in the match.
- 56'
The flag is up for offside - it would not have counted anyway.
- 55'
Brdaric spins O'Shea on the edge of the area and hits a curling shot which Barthez palms around the post.
- 54'
Giggs drags back a long ball but Ramelow reads the move and blocks Giggs' spin into the box.
- 53'
Zivkovic attempts a throughball for Basturk. Blanc slides in to intercept.
- 52'
Bayer have renewed belief and are chipping away at the United defence.
- 51'
....the substitute hammers the ball past Barthez and Bayer are back in the game. GOAL!!!!
- 50'
Basturk skirts the edge of the United box a plays a cheeky little pass through the defence for Berbatov to latch onto.....
- 49'
Balitsch hits a low forward ball and two Bayer players step over the ball and the chance is wasted.
- 48'
Butt fouls Brdaric in midfield. The England international will have to be careful, he is already on a yellow card.
- 47'
A slow start to the second-half as Basturk hits an up-and-under into the box. Ferdinand easily clears any danger.
- 46'
O'Shea - suffering from double vision after a collision - is replaced by Gary Neville. Van Nistelrooy - who has tweaked his hamstring - is replaced by Forlan.
- 45'
United get the second-half underway and have made two changes to their side.
Bayer have struggled to score all season and must now conjure at least two if they want to rescue anything from this match.
After surviving a bout of early pressure United go in 2-0 up at the break and in control of the game.
- 45'
A huge blow for Leverkusen, on the cusp of half-time, as they looked to force their way back into the game.
- 45'
.....the Dutchman side foots the ball past Juric from 12-yards out. GOAL!!!!
- 44'
Giggs feeds Butt on the right of the area. He shapes to shoot but sets up Van Nistelrooy instead......
- 43'
Leverkusen are applying the pressure as Van Nistelrooy breaks for United and finds Giggs in an advanced position.
- 42'
Barthez is still lost in a crowd of players as United eventually scramble the ball out of defence.
- 41'
Ramelow shapes to shoot on the edge of the box but O'Shea knicks the ball from hos toe.
- 40'
Babic takes Bayer's fourth corner of the evening and Neville has to head off the line to avoid an O'Shea own goal.
- 39'
Babic has a chance to deliver from the left. He hits his low cross into the side netting.
- 38'
Ramelow brings the ball forward from defence. He chips the ball towards Berbatov, but it's to far ahead of the striker.
- 37'
The Brazilian's long range strike is directly at Barthez - who grabs the ball to his chest.
- 36'
Ferdinand gets a yellow card after the German's play acting and United could be further punished as Lucio prepares to take the freekick.
- 35'
Lucio stands over the ball 35-yards out......but Berbatov hits the deck in the box.
- 34'
Basturk advances for Bayer. He goes past Neville and the United defender tugs his shirt. Freekick.
- 33'
United have fought their way back into the match and take a deserved 1-0 lead.
- 32'
..the striker slides the ball through the legs of Juric and into the back of the net from an acute angle. GOAL!!!!!!
- 31'
Veron delivers a cross to the back post where Van Nistelrooy chests the ball down in the box.....
- 30'
United attack again through Beckham who spreads the play left to Veron.
- 29'
Giggs plays a longball for Van Nistelrooy to chase. The striker has broken the offside trap but can't reach the pass.
- 28'
Balitsch lines-up a shot from 30-yards and Barthez watches the ball fly harmlessly wide.
- 27'
Babic has no support on the left flank so successfully draws the foul from O'Shea.
- 26'
....the Argentina international is clear through on goal, but the ref blows for a dubious offside.
- 25'
Beckham gets the ball clear and Butt breaks from midfield - he sends Veron clear of the Bayer defence.....
- 24'
Ojigwe handles the ball in the centre circle, but the ref says no as Basturk wins a freekick to the right of United's box.
- 23'
A legal challenge according to the ref.
- 22'
Berbatov has only been on the pitch one minute and is already writhing on the turf after a challenge from Blanc.
- 21'
Bayer make a change. Neuville - who must be carrying an injury -is replaced with Berbatov.
- 20'
Butt hacks at Schneider and that's one to many for the ref - who shows Butt a yellow card.
- 19'
Beckham and Van Nistelrooy work the right touchline until the striker is brought down by Schneider.
- 18'
Neville and O'Shea collide in midfield and O'Shea needs treatment before rejoining the play.
- 17'
....the striker finds Beckham unmarked on the edge of the area and this time the midfielder's shot is inches over the bar.
- 17'
Van Nistelrooy holds off Lucio in the box and spins towards goal......
- 16'
Giggs pulls the ball back to Beckham on the edge of the box, but the skipper scuffs his shot and a chance goes begging.
- 15'
A poor kick from Juric finds Neville bursting through the midfield- who releases Giggs on the left.
- 14'
Butt hits Basturk with another 'reducer', but this time wins the ball and eases the pressure on United's back four.
- 13'
United pass the ball around the back four. Silvestre spots the run of Giggs but Ramelow cuts out his forward ball.
- 12'
Butt clatters Basturk and narrowly escapes a yellow card after tussling with the Turk.
- 11'
Beckham whips in a freekick which is just to high for Neville in the box.
- 10'
Babic shapes for the cross and wins a corner off O'Shea - who clears the corner at the near post.
- 9'
O'Shea steps out of defence with an excellent tackle. But Bayer keep on the pressure.
- 8'
Brdaric combines with Neuville down the right and open up United with their trickery.
- 7'
Giggs can't quite reach the cross, but his efforts puts Van Nistelrooy off at the back post and the ball goes out of play.
- 6'
A long United clearance finds Beckham who hits a cross into the box.
- 6'
....the German international hits a volley miles over the bar.
- 5'
Babic puts in an early cross from the left and Neuville comes in unmarked at the back post......
- 4'
Bayer having most of the possession in the early stages and win a throw deep in United's half.
- 3'
Nigerian international Oligwe charges down the left and Beckahm is forced to bring him down.
- 3'
Brdaric flicks the ball over Veron and charges towards goal. Barthez is quickly out clearing the ball like a sweeper.
- 2'
Brdaric drives into the box and O'Shea flies in with another tackle. The defender limps away from that one.
- 1'
Zizkovic probes the United defence but O'Shea clears the ranks with ease.
- 1'
Bayer get the game underway as Ramelow gets an early touch of the ball.
Both sides take to the pitch. United are sporting their blue European kit and Bayer are in their more familiar red shirts.
A great chance for United to grab a valuable win at the BayArena.
Leverkusen lost Ballack and Ze Roberto in the summer and have failed to impress in the Bundesliga this season.
No place in United's starting 11 for Solksjaer, manager Alex Ferguson has opted to play Giggs in an advanced position.
An early chance for the Red Devils to avenge their semi-final defeat of last season. Join us for all the action from 19.45 BST
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