- 83'
Ronaldo can't continue - seems to be a thigh problem - so on comes Solskjaer
- 81'
Jankauskas fouls Brown in the box as Deco curls in a dangerous ball
- 80'
On comes Fernandes for Alenitchev meanwhile
- 79'
Ronaldo goes down in a heap as he attempts to round Valente. Referee unimpressed though and play continues until Porto roll it out of play with the new arrival on the floor
- 78'
Saha battling hard up front before van Nistelrooy is robbed by Emanuel. Long ball goes towards Jankauskas but Howard leaps to collect
- 77'
Carvalho barges into the back of Saha. Freekick United, but Ronaldo loses out on the flank as Scholes spreads play
- 75'
Ferreira intercepts Scholes' long, driven ball for van Nistelrooy
- 74'
Maniche catches Scholes late - studs up and that's a yellow card. Here comes Ronaldo, on for the tiring Fletcher. Not your stereotypical defensive substitution, but one that Old Trafford greets with considerable approval
- 73'
Meanwhile, looks like Ronaldo is set to take the field
- 72'
Carvalho blocks Saha's long-range effort after Scholes feeds Butt. The French striker was eyeing the top corner then.
- 71'
Brown nods the ball away from danger as McCarthy looks to seize on Jankauskas' flick-on
- 69'
Porto break and Alenitchev is wasteful in driving over the bar from the edge of the box
- 68'
Van Nistelrooy's effort is blocked after Scholes and Giggs work the ball into the box following good work from Fletcher. United's best chance this half
- 67'
Gary Neville clears after Jankauskas just fails to reach a dangerous looking cross from Valente, wide on the Porto left
- 66'
Van Nistelrooy and Saha go for the same header and Baia can pick up the loose ball
- 64'
Emanuel drags Saha down and then does the same to Van Nistelrooy. Freekick wide on the left but Carvalho is the man to clear again from Giggs
- 63'
Baia gets a hand to Giggs' delivery and Carvalho is there to hook the ball clear
- 62'
Meanwhile Ferreira has to head behind after Phil Neville's cross from the byline goes just beyond van Nistelrooy.
- 61'
A hint of studs-up and Scholes pays an all-too familiar price. Meanwhile Jankauskas replaces Alberto in an inexplicable Porto switch
- 60'
Scholes in too hard on Carvalho and it's a yellow card. He's out of United's next match
- 59'
Giggs looks for Van Nistelrooy but the flag is up again
- 58'
O'Shea is in to rob Deco out wide but he then is forced to concede a throw. United rather sitting back and chasing the ball for the moment
- 57'
Saha offside now as Fletcher aims long
- 56'
Butt does well to block Alenitchev's drive after McCarthy's lay-off at the edge of the United box. Porto gaining slightly in terms of possession and confidence
- 55'
Van Nistelrooy is offside as Fletcher lofts the ball into the box after concerted United pressure down the right flank, featuring Saha and Phil Neville
- 53'
Giggs hooks clear after Brown is first to meet Valente's cross from the left
- 52'
Now the Frenchman drops deep to make a more positive impact, feeding Scholes. Phil Neville overlaps but his cross is easy meat for the Porto defence
- 50'
Saha's first contribution is a high-footed challenge on Ferreira that brings a freekick
- 49'
Now Carlos Alberto has a swipe at goal but fails to connent and Howard can watch it roll well wide
- 47'
Scholes drops back into a deeper midfield position but it's Porto who make the early running, Howard having to palm clear under pressure
- 46'
United have Saha on for the injured Djemba-Djemba as they restart
- 45'
And that's it for the half. A scrappy, niggly half of very little quality. But the quality moment there was has put the English champions in the driving seat. 1-0 at the break, 2-2 on aggregate with United holding the away goal advantage
- 45'
A look at the replay and that was in no way offside... Porto go up the other end where Giggs has to block bravely from Deco
- 45'
Porto fail to scaramble clear as Van Nistelrooy bears down. Scholes rams in the ricochet at point-blank range - but the flag is up
- 45'
Dangerous ball from deep hit by Emanuel evades Borwn and Gary Neville in central defence but McCarthy is offside
- 44'
Gary Neville clears after good work from Porto down the right flank
- 43'
Carvalho heads clear as Giggs looks for Van Nistelrooy with a flick-on
- 41'
Fletcher brings down Valente to bring an end to renewed United pressure
- 39'
Now Alberto is loose on goal again but goes for the dive as Brown moves in for the tackle. Referee wasn't going to be fooled by that
- 37'
Maniche fires high over after a brilliant Howard save from Carlos Alberto following Djemba-Djemba's horrible sliced clearance
- 36'
And captain Costa cannot continue. On comes Emanuel
- 35'
Mourinho ready to bring on a replacement but United, a man up, sense blood. Giggs cuts in to strike but Baia can gather comfortably
- 33'
More delight for the home support as Costa pulls him with what looks like a hamstring injury. Ref Ivanov ushers him off as United wait for their throw-in
- 32'
Out of the blue, that was a real bit of quality passing and movement from the home side and a superb finish to match. 2-2 on aggregate and United have the upper hand for now
- 31'
Giggs and O'Shea combine down the left before the Irishman cuts it back for Scholes to head past Baia from the near post
- 30'
1-0 United!
- 29'
Costinha stoops to clear after O'Shea's run and cross from the left. Porto break and Alberto, star or villain of the first half depending on your viewpoint, wins another freekick on the left. McCarthy is then offside though
- 28'
First effort by McCarthy after good work by Deco. Howard gathers well though
- 25'
Increasingly hectic as United and their support look to up the tempo, but not much quality from the home team yet. Giggs fails to control Phil Neville's throw - goalkick
- 23'
Alberto wins another freekick to the chagrin of Old Trafford, but Costinha's howler of a backpass allows van Nistelrooy to hare towards goal. But the Dutchman's touch lets him down under pressure and Baia is out bravely to collect as his feet
- 22'
Fletcher aims far post but Baia is up to collect again...
- 21'
Van Nistelrooy goes down under Costinha's late challenge, but play on as Giggs picks it up on the left. A driven cross from the byline which forces a corner. Ref Ivanov catches up with Costinha though and it's a yellow card
- 20'
First real burst from Giggs down the left but his low driven cross is out of van Nistelrooy's reach. Baia scoops it up
- 19'
More possession for the visitors before Phil Neville cuts the ball back to Howard for the clearance
- 18'
Brown is strong to beat McCarthy to the high ball, but Porto - enjoying more and more possession - press on. This time Alberto goes down very easily under Fletcher's challenge
- 17'
Porto work the freekick around before Maniche overhits in search of Alenitchev on the far right.
- 16'
Phil Neville chops down Carlos Alberto. It's a yellow card and the home crowd aren't impressed. No question it was a foul though...
- 15'
So stil no clearcut chances forced by the Premiership champions as they bid to overturn that 2-1 deficit
- 14'
That was the first hint of threat from the visitors.. Meanwhile Van Nistelrooy goes down under the high-booted challenge of Carvalho, who clears the resultant freekick from the edge of the Porto box
- 13'
Butt crashes in on Ferreira in midfield after Giggs loses out on a trademark zip down the left flank. Porto build from the freekick but fullback Nuno Valente miscontrols as he escapes down the Porto left. Goal kick
- 10'
Tapped to Scholes who hammers a low drive well wide of the near post
- 9'
Now the Dutchman does latch on to a Giggs header and his quick footednes wins a freekick from Ferreira, just to the left of the Porto box...
- 8'
Carvalho clears under pressure from Van Nistelrooy after Giggs' flick-on
- 7'
Giggs wins a second corner but keeper Baia is up to collect Fletcher's delivery from the left
- 6'
United pressing very hard on their opponents, forcing Costa to concede a throw. Van Nistelrooy makes his first run into the box, tumbling under the Porto skipper's challenge. Nothing going other than a corner
- 5'
Phil Neville is in too strongly on Carlos Alberto out wide. Porto go long with their freekick from deep but Djemba-Djemba outmuscles Deco to win the ball
- 5'
A busier start by the home side, as expected
- 4'
Giggs looks far post for Fletcher but Paulo Ferreira is there first
- 3'
Neville again launches long towards Giggs but the Welshman is outjumped by two defenders. United win a freekick on the left...
- 2'
Phil Neville's cross from the right is just too high for Butt at the edge of the area. United build again but Giggs is offside
- 1'
Scrappy opening as both Gary Neville and Carlos Alberto give the ball away... and a predictable greeting for Porto keeper Baia as he gets his first touch
Porto, 2-1 ahead from the first leg, kick off
A rapturous welcome for United as the teams emerge at Old Trafford. A rather new-look Reds line-up, but only one change for the UEFA Cup holders, who include Costinha in place of the injured Pedro Mendes
FC Porto: Vitor Baia, Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Costa,
Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Alenitchev, Costinha, Maniche,
Deco, Carlos Alberto, McCarthy. Subs: Nuno, Pedro Emanuel,
Ricardo Costa, Jankauskas, Bosingwa, Ricardo Fernandes,
Bruno Moraes.
Fergie goes without Saha and Ronaldo... United team: Howard, G Neville, Brown, O'Shea, P Neville, Butt, Djemba-Djemba, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Carroll, Ronaldo, Saha, Bellion, Kleberson, Solskjaer,
Forlan.
Can Fergie's boys, without suspended skipper Roy Keane, overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg? Join us for live commentary from 19.45 GMT
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