Champions League / European Cup · Quarter-finals, first leg · 1956/57

Athletic v Man. United, 16 January 1957

Flag Athletic
5–3
Flag Man. United

16 January 1957

Other leg

06.02.1957 · Champions League, Quarter-finals
Flag Man. United
3–0
Flag Athletic

Form before this match

  • Flag Athletic

    1. Win · 20.09.1956 · Champions League, Qualification · 1956/57 · Porto (away) 2–1

    2. Win · 26.09.1956 · Champions League, Qualification · 1956/57 · Porto (home) 3–2

    3. Win · 22.11.1956 · Champions League, First round · 1956/57 · Honvéd (home) 3–2

    4. Draw · 20.12.1956 · Champions League, First round · 1956/57 · Honvéd (away) 3–3

  • Flag Man. United

    1. Win · 12.09.1956 · Champions League, Qualification · 1956/57 · Anderlecht (away) 2–0

    2. Win · 26.09.1956 · Champions League, Qualification · 1956/57 · Anderlecht (home) 10–0

    3. Win · 17.10.1956 · Champions League, First round · 1956/57 · Dortmund (home) 3–2

    4. Draw · 21.11.1956 · Champions League, First round · 1956/57 · Dortmund (away) 0–0

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Athletic against clubs from England

Athletic hadn't played clubs from England before.

Man. United against clubs from Spain

Man. United hadn't played clubs from Spain before.