Group F
Manchester United 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Manchester United find the Bayer defence in resilient mood as they see several early efforts thwarted
Ryan Giggs and Quinton Fortune contrive to miss a good chance for the home side to break the deadlock
Leverkusen's Jan Simik has the best chance of the game but puts his 20th minute penalty over the bar
The stalemate is broken by a Juan Sebastian Veron (right) volley at the end of a smart United move
Ruud van Nistelrooy beats the offside trap to score and seal a home victory 20 minutes from the final whistle
United use all their subsitutes then have to end the match with 10 men when Rio Ferdinand suffers an injury
Wednesday, 13 November, 2002, 19:51 GMT 
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