the last time manchester united played champions league was 2017 -- 18.
the last time manchester united played champions league was 2017 -- 18.
when was the last time manchester united played champions league?
2017 -- 18
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the draw for the round of 32 was made on 12 december, with manchester united drawn against french side saint-étienne, who finished top of group c. the tie saw manchester united midfielder paul pogba come up against his elder brother, florentin, who plays as a defender for the french side. manchester united's only previous meeting with saint-étienne came in the first round of the 1977–78 european cup winners' cup; the second leg was played at home park in plymouth after manchester united were banned from playing within of old trafford, following crowd trouble at the first leg in saint-étienne. the home tie saw zlatan ibrahimović score his maiden hat-trick for the club, while a goal from henrikh mkhitaryan in the second leg was enough to send united through. in the round of 16, united played russian side rostov, winning 2–1 on aggregate. united were drawn against belgian side anderlecht in the quarter-finals where mkhitaryan scored in his fourth consecutive european away game. in the return leg, an extra-time strike from marcus rashford sent united into the semi-finals, 3–2 on aggregate. a rashford strike against semi-final opponents celta vigo gave united a first win in spain since 2010. a 1–1 draw in the return leg secured united's progress 2–1 on aggregate. united faced dutch side ajax in the final, with goals from pogba and mkhitaryan in either half leading them to victory for their first ever europa league crown. with this victory, they became only the fifth club to have won all three major european trophies (european champion clubs' cup/uefa champions league, uefa cup/europa league, and the now defunct uefa cup winners' cup). this win also qualified them as the fifth english team in the following season's champions league.
2016–17 manchester united f.c. season