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United supporters still depressed after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea should look away now, for IAN LADYMAN has been browsing through the record books and the omens for tonight are not good...
Surely the big night at Old Trafford will see them through?
Don't bet on it — Manchester United have never reached a European Cup Final via a second leg at Old Trafford.
They failed in 1957, 1966, 1969 and 1997. In 1968 and 1999 they relied on away wins at Real Madrid and Juventus.
But 0-0 away from home in the first leg was not a bad result, was it?
Overall, 70 per cent of European teams who have secured 0-0 draws in first leg knockout ties away from home have qualified for the next stage.
United's success rate is 25 per cent, having failed to progress in three out of four ties: Volgograd (1995-96), Monaco (1997-98) and Real Madrid in (1999-2000). They did beat Panathinaikos in the 1991-92 European Cup-winners' Cup first round.
OK, let's broaden it. What about Fergie's United record if they fail to score in any European away leg?
It gets worse... they are almost invariably knocked out. Just look at this list: 1993-94: 0-0 at Galatasaray; out on away goals. 1996-97: 0-1 at Dortmund; then 0-1 at home; out 0-2 agg. 1997-98: 0-0 at Monaco; then 1-1 at home; out on away goals. 1999-2000: 0-0 at Real; then 2-3 at home; out 2-3 agg. 2000-01: 0-1 at Bayern; then 1-2 at home; out 1-3 agg. 2006-07: 0-3 at Milan; out 3-5 agg.
The sole exception? A 0-0 draw in Porto in 1997 after winning the first leg 4-0.
United supporters still depressed after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea should look away now, for IAN LADYMAN has been browsing through the record books and the omens for tonight are not good...
Surely the big night at Old Trafford will see them through?
Don't bet on it — Manchester United have never reached a European Cup Final via a second leg at Old Trafford.
They failed in 1957, 1966, 1969 and 1997. In 1968 and 1999 they relied on away wins at Real Madrid and Juventus.
But 0-0 away from home in the first leg was not a bad result, was it?
Overall, 70 per cent of European teams who have secured 0-0 draws in first leg knockout ties away from home have qualified for the next stage.
United's success rate is 25 per cent, having failed to progress in three out of four ties: Volgograd (1995-96), Monaco (1997-98) and Real Madrid in (1999-2000). They did beat Panathinaikos in the 1991-92 European Cup-winners' Cup first round.
OK, let's broaden it. What about Fergie's United record if they fail to score in any European away leg?
It gets worse... they are almost invariably knocked out. Just look at this list: 1993-94: 0-0 at Galatasaray; out on away goals. 1996-97: 0-1 at Dortmund; then 0-1 at home; out 0-2 agg. 1997-98: 0-0 at Monaco; then 1-1 at home; out on away goals. 1999-2000: 0-0 at Real; then 2-3 at home; out 2-3 agg. 2000-01: 0-1 at Bayern; then 1-2 at home; out 1-3 agg. 2006-07: 0-3 at Milan; out 3-5 agg.
The sole exception? A 0-0 draw in Porto in 1997 after winning the first leg 4-0.
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