Not only did the Reds defeat the Catalans for the first time since 2008, securing a berth in the Europa League round of 16 in the process, it was United’s 400th match in UEFA club competition.
The club, of course, has a gilded history in Europe, winning three European Cups, a Europa League title and the Cup Winners’ Cup since making our first sojourn to the continent under Matt Busby in September 1956.
As we prepare to face Real Betis in match no.401, here are some stats from our European story so far…
RECORD IN FULL*
| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| European Cup/Champions League | 293 | 160 | 69 | 64 | 533 | 284 |
| UEFA Cup/Europa League | 72 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 115 | 56 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 35 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 400 | 214 | 98 | 88 | 706 | 380 |
*Excludes 11 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup games, as this competition is not recognised by UEFA.