History tells us it doesn't often happen, but Manchester United were today paired up against English counterparts Chelsea in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League Quarter finals, a draw thus guaranteeing the two teams will face each other a grand total of 5 times in the current 2010-2011 campaign.
United having already beaten Chelsea 3-1 way back in August in the Charity Shield recently tasted defeat in fixture number two, when the teams second clash of the season at Stamford Bridge saw the Blues emerge victorious with a 2-1 score line.
The Reds are now set to play Chelsea at Old Trafford in the League in early May, as well as the aforementioned European Cup double header in early April.
The Reds are now set to play Chelsea at Old Trafford in the League in early May, as well as the aforementioned European Cup double header in early April.
Trawling through the record books sees the Reds paired with English opposition a total of seven times and three competitions.
The Cup Winners Cup in 1963 saw United paired with Jimmy Greaves' Tottenham Hotspur before two years later in 1965, The match programme for this is here Spurs v Man Utd 3/12/1963 Cup Winner s Cup Everton were beaten in the Fairs Cup (an old version of the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
Forty plus years later, United as most of us remember beat Chelsea on penalties to win the clubs third European Cup in 2008, before Arsenal were beaten 4-1 on aggregate on route to the disappointment of a 0-2 defeat by Barcelona in the final in Rome.
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