- 75'
Zivkovic crosses from the right. Brdaric leaps and heads wide under pressure from O'Shea.
- 74'
....Scholes looks to get in a header but eventually pulls out as a defender's high boot clears the ball.
- 73'
Beckham floats the ball into the area from a corner. O'Shea gets a flick-on and Scholes is waiting......
- 72'
Feyenoord have hit an equalizer in Rotterdam. As things stand Newcastle will go out - they need to win.
- 71'
Van Nistelrooy hits the back of the net again but this time the offside flag does go up.
- 70'
A hint of offside but United's fans are not complaining as they cheer United's second goal.
- 69'
...He spins and slams the ball into the back of the net from 10-yards. GOAL!!!!!
- 69'
....Scholes dummies, and takes two defenders out of the equation, as Van Nistelrooy latches onto the pass....
- 68'
Giggs slides the ball infield for Veron. The Argentine's one touch pass finds Scholes on the edge of the box......
- 67'
Babic hits a freekick from the right and Ferdinand and Ricardo watch the ball sail out for a goalkick.
- 65'
Juve have added a second in Kiev, to make it 2-1, and Newcastle, leading 2-1, look set to qualify.
- 64'
.....Ricardo scampers across his goal and manages to palm to 30-yard effort past the post.
- 63'
Leverkusen probe the United defence until Simak settles for a long-shot......
- 62'
Blanc makes a defensive header but loses the flight of the ball. Silvestre rushes in to help his compatriot out of a sticky situation.
- 61'
Leverkusen make a change and Berbatov is replaced by the Brazilian Franca.
- 60'
O'Shea gallops down the left and uses Beckham as a diversion to continue his run. O'Shea hits the ball low and into the box but Babic is there to defend.
- 59'
Beckham whips a ball in from the left. Blanc tries to get his head to the ball, Butt flaps at the cross and the ball drops just wide of the post.
- 58'
Juve have equalized in the Ukraine. Newcastle are back on track to qualify.
- 57'
United just happy to keep possession at the moment.
- 56'
Meanwhile Dynamo Kiev have taken the lead against Juventus, which means Newcastle will go out unless Juve equalize.
- 55'
That woul have been a great goal if it hadn't have been for some great defending.
- 54'
Van Nistelrooy finds Giggs on the left of the box. Giggs back-heels the ball back into Ruud's path but he can't dig out a shot.
- 53'
Ramelow makes a rare forward foray out of the Bayer defence. The ball is crossed in from the left and Ricardo hangs on to Berbatov's mishit shot.
- 52'
In Rotterdam Newcastle lead Feyenoord 2-0, as things stand the Magpies would go through to the next phase.
- 51'
Sebescen lines-up a speculative Roberto Carlos style freekick and hammers it straight into the wall.
- 50'
Berbtov plays the ball down the line for Bierofka. Ricardo rushes out off his area to hoof the ball out for a throw.
- 49'
Ruud has looked rusty a tonight. He has had chances a sharp striker would have buried.
- 48'
Some nifty footwork down the left by Blanc sets United off on another attack. Van Nistelrooy picks up the ball and after pinging it off a few defenders, and running into some, he loses possession.
- 47'
Fortune flicks-on a forward ball from O'Shea and Van Nistelrooy collects. He is forced away from goal and is eventually muscled off the ball.
- 46'
United get the second-half underway.
A lot of chances for either side in a relatively open game. But United lead 1-0 at the break after Simak missed a penalty.
- 45'
Ricardo rushes out to punch clear, gets fouled and the ref blows for half-time.
- 44'
Bayer go straight down the other end and win a corner. After a bout of pinball in the United box the ball eventually goes out for another corner.
- 43'
.....Veron smashes a low shot past the sprawling figure of Butt and into the bottom corner. GOAL!!!!
- 42'
Veron arrives, after starting the move with a superb pass, and Van Nistelrooy sets him up for a shot from the edge of the area.....
- 42'
Van Nistlerooy holds the ball on the edge of the box and waits for support.
- 41'
Beckham licks his lips as he stands over the freekick. But he hits the wall and the ball spoons behind for a corner.
- 40'
Scholes drives forward and Simak clips his heels as the defender tries to recover. Freekick and yellow card for Simak.
- 39'
Veron gets stuck in for the first time and the ball spins out of the tackle to Scholes.
- 38'
...Giggs has made the run, Silvestre picks him out and the flag goes up for offside.
- 36'
Silvester hassles Berbatov as he tries to make a clearance and wins the ball. The French defender cuts infield and looks for a throughball......
- 35'
Simak scythes down Fortune and United have a freekick in the centre circle.
- 34'
.....Scholes slides in with a defender and toe pokes the ball wide.
- 34'
Fortune drives forward and plays the ball out left to Giggs. The winger looks up and picks out Scholes in the box......
- 33'
United attack again and Beckham has another chance to bend one into the box. He delivers the perfect ball but Giggs can't get a vital touch on the stretch.
- 32'
....Beckham whips in a cross but Sebescen stoops low to head clear.
- 31'
Silvestre decides to start an attack and skips inside past to Bayer midfielders and spreds the ball wide for Beckham to cross......
- 30'
Midfield mayhem.
- 29'
Zivkovic hits a long-ball into the corner and Ricardo collects for United.
- 28'
United keep possession with the back four.
- 27'
It's a very even match so far, with United's big guns yet to start firing.
- 26'
Scholes wins a United corner but a dubious foul on the keeper averts danger.
- 25'
Quiton dives in with a challenge and Giggs pounces on the loose ball. He drives down the wing only to make a poor cutback which is cut-out by Ballitsch.
- 24'
United started well but are beginning to lose the midfield battle and Bayre are getting chances.
- 23'
.....Ricardo gets a strong hand to the ball and punches it over the half-way line.
- 22'
A Bayer corner drops into a crowded area and Zivkovic hits a half volley.....
- 21'
O'Shea plays a poor ball out of defence and Simak gets possession. He hits a long-range shot which stings the hands of Ricardo.
- 20'
Zivkovic decides to take-on the whole United team down the left flank. He skips past two but a deflected clearance off O'Shea finds its way to Ricardo.
- 19'
.....Silvestre stoops to make a low header which rebounds off the post. Blanc pounces on the loose ball but hits his shot wide.
- 18'
United win a freekick and Beckham delivers the ball to the back post......
- 17'
...he hits it so far over the bar it's untrue - much to thew delight of the Old Trafford crowd.
- 17'
Simak steps up to take the penalty.......
- 16'
.....Penalty! And Ricardo gets booked for the foul. That is the second spot kick he has conceded in two games.
- 15'
....Silvestre recovers to apply some pressure and Ricardo rushes off his line. The keeper dives at the striker's feet and brings him down......
- 14'
Berbatov cuts through the United midfield and sends Brdaric clean through the defence.....
- 13'
Scholes brings the ball forward and finds Giggs on the left. Giggs cuts infield but can't find Van Nistelrooy with his throughball.
- 12'
Beckham plays a sweeping ball inot the corner for Giggs. The Welsh wingers control lets him down, under pressure from Sebescen, and Bayer have a throw.
- 11'
Brdaric wins a corner off Silvestre. The striker gets on the end of a flick-on and shoots wide of the United goal.
- 10'
.....Van Nistelrooy attempts to side foot the ball at the near post and gets it all wrong. That's three wasted chances now for the striker.
- 10'
Giggs picks up the ball on the left and crosses for Van Nistelrooy......
- 9'
Blanc brings the ball out of defence and chips the ball forward for Scholes.
- 8'
Beckham plays a ball down the wing for Van Nistelrooy to chase. The striker is held back by Kleine - who gets booked.
- 7'
Ballitsch passes the ball infield to Brdaric, who hits a long-range shot way over the bar.
- 6'
Two good chances there for Van Nistelrooy - who scored both goals against Bayer in Germany.
- 5'
Beckham delivers the corner. Van Nistelrooy swings his left foot at it but can't make a decent connection.
- 4'
...The Dutch striker out muscles Kleine but his 18-yard shot is saved by the feet of Butt. United have a corner.
- 4'
Giggs tries a one-two with Scholes, but the return ball is poor one. A bad back pass gifts Van Nistelrooy with a chance to run at goal.....
- 3'
O'Shea is across quickly to tackle Berbatov. Veron fouls Brdaric and Bayer have a freekick.
- 2'
Fortune gets an early touch and pals the ball back to Ricardo under pressure.
- 1'
Leverkusen kick-off and Brdaric attacks down United's right flank.
Both sides have already qualified for the second phase. If United avoid defeat they will top the group, but Ferguson's focus is on the performance and not the result.
John O'Shea is in at rightback, Quiton Fortune is called into the centre of midfield and Ricardo takes his place in goal. Bayer Leverkusen have omitted six of their better known players including Lucio, Schneider and Novotny.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has made a number of changes following his sides derby day defeat. The Neville brothers both miss out, as does Barthez.
United know that a draw against Leverkusen will guarantee top spot in the group. Follow all the action from 19.45 GMT.
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