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Young Boys vs Manchester United - as it happened: Jose Mourinho's men make winning start in Europe

Re-live all the action

Michael Jones
Wednesday 19 September 2018 21:58 BST
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Who have the English clubs drawn in the Champions League?

Manchester United get their Champions League campaign underway tonight against Swiss champions Young Boys.

After suffering the humiliation of being eliminated by Sevilla in the round of 16 of last season's competition, Jose Mourinho's men are under pressure to make an impact on the European stage this time around.

Young Boys have never before made it into the Champions League group stage, and are hoping to upset the odds in a group that also includes Juventus and Valencia.

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When is it?

The game kicks off at 8.00pm on Wednesday 19 September.

Where can I watch it?

BT Sport 2 will be providing live coverage of the game.

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9 mins: Young Boys 0 - 0 Man Utd

Chance! Young Boys could've gone one up, they patiently move the ball around their own mid-field before Mbabu flicks a ball over the top to Assale, the ball then comes in from the right wing and Hoarau has a free header on goal that he sends wide

Michael Jones19 September 2018 20:09
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12 mins: Young Boys win another corner but Matic does well as the ball comes in, he gets enough of the ball for De Gea to clean up. 

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13 mins: Lukaku has a half-chance for Utd, he runs into the channel and receives the ball, his first touch takes it away from Camara but the defender stays with him and forces his shot wide of the near post.

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15 mins: Corner for Young Boys. Camara challenges for the ball but Matic sends it away for a throw in, Young Boys look to work the ball back into Utd's box but Camara strikes one from 25 yards forcing De Gea into a save.

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19 mins: Young Boys have had the better the better of the first half so far, Utd are just struggling to keep the ball enough to put an effective attack together 

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22 mins: Man Utd's defenders are working overtime at the minute, Smalling clears another cross into the box and  Utd meander up the pitch. Shaw gets the ball out wide on the left and he drills a low cross into the path of Marcus Rashford who tries to flick the ball past Von Ballmoos at the near post but it's wide.

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25 mins: Good defending from Luke Shaw, Young Boys try to probe a gap in Utd's defence with Mbabu coming down  the right on the overlap but Shaw gets in between him and the ball and forces the foul. 

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28 mins: United are struggling to get the ball into the final third of the pitch, a foul against Pogba gives them the opportunity but they squander it again and have to track back as Young Boys press their advantage.

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26 mins: Man City 0 - 1 Lyon

There's been a goal at the Etihad!

Maxwel Cornet takes a left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner after Nabil Fekir whipped in the cross.

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30 mins: Fassnacht gets the better of Dalot and cuts inside the box there's lots of space to shoot but the Young Boy's man gets in a tangle and Man Utd eventually get the ball away.

Michael Jones19 September 2018 20:32

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