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What is United's European record by era?

  1. European nights

    All 434 European matches — trophies mark every final reached
    12 Sep 1956 @ R.S.C. Anderlecht: 2–026 Sep 1956 v R.S.C. Anderlecht: 10–017 Oct 1956 v Borussia Dortmund: 3–221 Nov 1956 @ Borussia Dortmund: 0–016 Jan 1957 @ Athletic Bilbao: 3–56 Feb 1957 v Athletic Bilbao: 3–011 Apr 1957 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 1–325 Apr 1957 v Real Madrid C.F.: 2–225 Sep 1957 @ Shamrock Rovers: 6–02 Oct 1957 v Shamrock Rovers: 3–220 Nov 1957 v Dukla Prague: 3–04 Dec 1957 @ Dukla Prague: 0–114 Jan 1958 v Red Star Belgrade: 2–15 Feb 1958 @ Red Star Belgrade: 3–38 May 1958 v A.C. Milan: 2–114 May 1958 @ A.C. Milan: 0–425 Sep 1963 @ Willem II: 1–115 Oct 1963 v Willem II: 6–13 Dec 1963 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–210 Dec 1963 v Tottenham Hotspur: 4–126 Feb 1964 v Sporting Clube de Portugal: 4–118 Mar 1964 @ Sporting Clube de Portugal: 0–523 Sep 1964 @ Djurgårdens IF Fotboll: 1–127 Oct 1964 v Djurgårdens IF Fotboll: 6–111 Nov 1964 @ Borussia Dortmund: 6–12 Dec 1964 v Borussia Dortmund: 4–020 Jan 1965 v Everton: 1–19 Feb 1965 @ Everton: 2–112 May 1965 @ RC Strasbourg: 5–019 May 1965 v RC Strasbourg: 0–031 May 1965 v Ferencvárosi TC: 3–26 Jun 1965 @ Ferencvárosi TC: 0–116 Jun 1965 @ Ferencvárosi TC: 1–222 Sep 1965 @ HJK Helsinki: 3–26 Oct 1965 v HJK Helsinki: 6–017 Nov 1965 @ FC Viktoria Frankfurt: 2–01 Dec 1965 v FC Viktoria Frankfurt: 3–12 Feb 1966 v S.L. Benfica: 3–29 Mar 1966 @ S.L. Benfica: 5–113 Apr 1966 @ FK Partizan: 0–220 Apr 1966 v FK Partizan: 1–020 Sep 1967 v Hibernians: 4–027 Sep 1967 @ Hibernians: 0–015 Nov 1967 @ FK Sarajevo: 0–029 Nov 1967 v FK Sarajevo: 2–128 Feb 1968 v Górnik Zabrze: 2–013 Mar 1968 @ Górnik Zabrze: 0–124 Apr 1968 v Real Madrid C.F.: 1–015 May 1968 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 3–329 May 1968 n S.L. Benfica: 4–118 Sep 1968 @ Waterford United: 3–12 Oct 1968 v Waterford United: 7–113 Nov 1968 v R.S.C. Anderlecht: 3–027 Nov 1968 @ R.S.C. Anderlecht: 1–326 Feb 1969 v SK Rapid Wien: 3–05 Mar 1969 @ SK Rapid Wien: 0–023 Apr 1969 @ A.C. Milan: 0–215 May 1969 v A.C. Milan: 1–015 Sep 1976 @ AFC Ajax: 0–129 Sep 1976 v AFC Ajax: 2–020 Oct 1976 v Juventus: 1–03 Nov 1976 @ Juventus: 0–314 Sep 1977 @ AS Saint-Étienne: 1–15 Oct 1977 v AS Saint-Étienne: 2–019 Oct 1977 @ F.C. Porto: 0–42 Nov 1977 v F.C. Porto: 5–217 Sep 1980 v Widzew Łódź: 1–11 Oct 1980 @ Widzew Łódź: 0–015 Sep 1982 v Valencia CF: 0–029 Sep 1982 @ Valencia CF: 1–214 Sep 1983 v Dukla Prague: 1–127 Sep 1983 @ Dukla Prague: 2–219 Oct 1983 @ PFC Spartak 1918: 2–12 Nov 1983 v PFC Spartak 1918: 2–07 Mar 1984 @ FC Barcelona: 0–221 Mar 1984 v FC Barcelona: 3–011 Apr 1984 v Juventus: 1–125 Apr 1984 @ Juventus: 1–219 Sep 1984 v Győri ETO: 3–03 Oct 1984 @ Győri ETO: 2–224 Oct 1984 @ PSV Eindhoven: 0–07 Nov 1984 v PSV Eindhoven: 1–028 Nov 1984 v Dundee United: 2–212 Dec 1984 @ Dundee United: 3–26 Mar 1985 v FC Fehérvár: 1–020 Mar 1985 @ FC Fehérvár: 0–119 Sep 1990 v Pécsi Mecsek: 2–03 Oct 1990 @ Pécsi Mecsek: 1–023 Oct 1990 v Wrexham: 3–07 Nov 1990 @ Wrexham: 2–06 Mar 1991 v Montpellier HSC: 1–119 Mar 1991 @ Montpellier HSC: 2–010 Apr 1991 @ Legia Warsaw: 3–124 Apr 1991 v Legia Warsaw: 1–115 May 1991 n FC Barcelona: 2–118 Sep 1991 @ Athinaikos: 0–02 Oct 1991 v Athinaikos: 2–023 Oct 1991 @ Atlético Madrid: 0–36 Nov 1991 v Atlético Madrid: 1–119 Nov 1991 v Red Star Belgrade: 1–016 Sep 1992 v FC Torpedo Moscow: 0–029 Sep 1992 @ FC Torpedo Moscow: 0–015 Sep 1993 @ Budapest Honvéd: 3–220 Oct 1993 v Galatasaray S.K.: 3–314 Sep 1994 v IFK Göteborg: 4–228 Sep 1994 @ Galatasaray S.K.: 0–019 Oct 1994 v FC Barcelona: 2–22 Nov 1994 @ FC Barcelona: 0–423 Nov 1994 @ IFK Göteborg: 1–37 Dec 1994 v Galatasaray S.K.: 4–012 Sep 1995 @ FC Rotor Volgograd: 0–026 Sep 1995 v FC Rotor Volgograd: 2–211 Sep 1996 @ Juventus: 0–125 Sep 1996 v SK Rapid Wien: 2–016 Oct 1996 @ Fenerbahçe S.K.: 2–030 Oct 1996 v Fenerbahçe S.K.: 0–120 Nov 1996 v Juventus: 0–14 Dec 1996 @ SK Rapid Wien: 2–05 Mar 1997 v FC Porto: 4–019 Mar 1997 @ FC Porto: 0–09 Apr 1997 @ Borussia Dortmund: 0–123 Apr 1997 v Borussia Dortmund: 0–117 Sep 1997 @ MFK Košice: 3–01 Oct 1997 v Juventus: 3–222 Oct 1997 v Feyenoord: 2–15 Nov 1997 @ Feyenoord: 3–127 Nov 1997 v MFK Košice: 3–010 Dec 1997 @ Juventus: 0–14 Mar 1998 @ AS Monaco: 0–018 Mar 1998 v AS Monaco: 1–112 Aug 1998 v ŁKS Łódź: 2–026 Aug 1998 @ ŁKS Łódź: 0–016 Sep 1998 v FC Barcelona: 3–330 Sep 1998 @ FC Bayern Munich: 2–221 Oct 1998 @ Brøndby IF: 6–24 Nov 1998 v Brøndby IF: 5–025 Nov 1998 @ FC Barcelona: 3–39 Dec 1998 v FC Bayern Munich: 1–13 Mar 1999 v Inter Milan: 2–017 Mar 1999 @ Inter Milan: 1–17 Apr 1999 v Juventus: 1–121 Apr 1999 @ Juventus: 3–226 May 1999 n FC Bayern Munich: 2–127 Aug 1999 n S.S. Lazio: 0–114 Sep 1999 v GNK Dinamo Zagreb: 0–022 Sep 1999 @ SK Sturm Graz: 3–029 Sep 1999 v Olympique de Marseille: 2–119 Oct 1999 @ Olympique de Marseille: 0–127 Oct 1999 @ GNK Dinamo Zagreb: 2–12 Nov 1999 v SK Sturm Graz: 2–123 Nov 1999 @ ACF Fiorentina: 0–28 Dec 1999 v Valencia CF: 3–01 Mar 2000 v FC Girondins de Bordeaux: 2–07 Mar 2000 @ FC Girondins de Bordeaux: 2–115 Mar 2000 v ACF Fiorentina: 3–121 Mar 2000 @ Valencia CF: 0–04 Apr 2000 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 0–019 Apr 2000 v Real Madrid C.F.: 2–313 Sep 2000 v R.S.C. Anderlecht: 5–119 Sep 2000 @ FC Dynamo Kyiv: 0–026 Sep 2000 @ PSV Eindhoven: 1–318 Oct 2000 v PSV Eindhoven: 3–124 Oct 2000 @ R.S.C. Anderlecht: 1–28 Nov 2000 v FC Dynamo Kyiv: 1–021 Nov 2000 v Panathinaikos: 3–16 Dec 2000 @ SK Sturm Graz: 2–014 Feb 2001 @ Valencia CF: 0–020 Feb 2001 v Valencia CF: 1–17 Mar 2001 @ Panathinaikos: 1–113 Mar 2001 v SK Sturm Graz: 3–03 Apr 2001 v FC Bayern Munich: 0–118 Apr 2001 @ FC Bayern Munich: 1–218 Sep 2001 v Lille OSC: 1–025 Sep 2001 @ Deportivo de La Coruña: 1–210 Oct 2001 @ Olympiacos: 2–017 Oct 2001 v Deportivo de La Coruña: 2–323 Oct 2001 v Olympiacos: 3–031 Oct 2001 @ Lille OSC: 1–120 Nov 2001 @ FC Bayern Munich: 1–15 Dec 2001 v Boavista: 3–020 Feb 2002 @ FC Nantes: 1–126 Feb 2002 v FC Nantes: 5–113 Mar 2002 v FC Bayern Munich: 0–019 Mar 2002 @ Boavista: 3–02 Apr 2002 @ Deportivo de La Coruña: 2–010 Apr 2002 v Deportivo de La Coruña: 3–224 Apr 2002 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 2–230 Apr 2002 @ Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 1–114 Aug 2002 @ Zalaegerszegi TE: 0–127 Aug 2002 v Zalaegerszegi TE: 5–018 Sep 2002 v Maccabi Haifa: 5–224 Sep 2002 @ Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 2–11 Oct 2002 v Olympiacos: 4–023 Oct 2002 @ Olympiacos: 3–229 Oct 2002 @ Maccabi Haifa: 0–313 Nov 2002 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 2–026 Nov 2002 @ FC Basel: 3–111 Dec 2002 v Deportivo de La Coruña: 2–019 Feb 2003 v Juventus: 2–125 Feb 2003 @ Juventus: 3–012 Mar 2003 v FC Basel: 1–118 Mar 2003 @ Deportivo de La Coruña: 0–28 Apr 2003 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 1–323 Apr 2003 v Real Madrid C.F.: 4–316 Sep 2003 v Panathinaikos: 5–01 Oct 2003 @ VfB Stuttgart: 1–222 Oct 2003 @ Rangers: 1–04 Nov 2003 v Rangers: 3–026 Nov 2003 @ Panathinaikos: 1–09 Dec 2003 v VfB Stuttgart: 2–025 Feb 2004 @ FC Porto: 1–29 Mar 2004 v FC Porto: 1–111 Aug 2004 @ FC Dinamo București: 2–125 Aug 2004 v FC Dinamo București: 3–015 Sep 2004 @ Olympique Lyonnais: 2–228 Sep 2004 v Fenerbahçe S.K.: 6–219 Oct 2004 @ AC Sparta Prague: 0–03 Nov 2004 v AC Sparta Prague: 4–123 Nov 2004 v Olympique Lyonnais: 2–18 Dec 2004 @ Fenerbahçe S.K.: 0–323 Feb 2005 v A.C. Milan: 0–18 Mar 2005 @ A.C. Milan: 0–19 Aug 2005 v Debreceni VSC: 3–024 Aug 2005 @ Debreceni VSC: 3–014 Sep 2005 @ Villarreal CF: 0–027 Sep 2005 v S.L. Benfica: 2–118 Oct 2005 v Lille OSC: 0–02 Nov 2005 @ Lille OSC: 0–122 Nov 2005 v Villarreal CF: 0–07 Dec 2005 @ S.L. Benfica: 1–213 Sep 2006 v Celtic: 3–226 Sep 2006 @ S.L. Benfica: 1–017 Oct 2006 v F.C. Copenhagen: 3–01 Nov 2006 @ F.C. Copenhagen: 0–121 Nov 2006 @ Celtic: 0–16 Dec 2006 v S.L. Benfica: 3–120 Feb 2007 @ Lille OSC: 1–07 Mar 2007 v Lille OSC: 1–04 Apr 2007 @ A.S. Roma: 1–210 Apr 2007 v A.S. Roma: 7–124 Apr 2007 v A.C. Milan: 3–22 May 2007 @ A.C. Milan: 0–319 Sep 2007 @ Sporting Clube de Portugal: 1–02 Oct 2007 v A.S. Roma: 1–023 Oct 2007 @ FC Dynamo Kyiv: 4–27 Nov 2007 v FC Dynamo Kyiv: 4–027 Nov 2007 v Sporting Clube de Portugal: 2–112 Dec 2007 @ A.S. Roma: 1–120 Feb 2008 @ Olympique Lyonnais: 1–14 Mar 2008 v Olympique Lyonnais: 1–01 Apr 2008 @ A.S. Roma: 2–09 Apr 2008 v A.S. Roma: 1–023 Apr 2008 @ FC Barcelona: 0–029 Apr 2008 v FC Barcelona: 1–021 May 2008 n Chelsea: 1–129 Aug 2008 n FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: 1–217 Sep 2008 v Villarreal CF: 0–030 Sep 2008 @ AaB Fodbold: 3–021 Oct 2008 v Celtic: 3–05 Nov 2008 @ Celtic: 1–125 Nov 2008 @ Villarreal CF: 0–010 Dec 2008 v AaB Fodbold: 2–224 Feb 2009 @ Inter Milan: 0–011 Mar 2009 v Inter Milan: 2–07 Apr 2009 v FC Porto: 2–215 Apr 2009 @ FC Porto: 1–029 Apr 2009 v Arsenal: 1–05 May 2009 @ Arsenal: 3–127 May 2009 n FC Barcelona: 0–215 Sep 2009 @ Beşiktaş J.K.: 1–030 Sep 2009 v VfL Wolfsburg: 2–121 Oct 2009 @ PFC CSKA Moscow: 1–03 Nov 2009 v PFC CSKA Moscow: 3–325 Nov 2009 v Beşiktaş J.K.: 0–18 Dec 2009 @ VfL Wolfsburg: 3–116 Feb 2010 @ A.C. Milan: 3–210 Mar 2010 v A.C. Milan: 4–030 Mar 2010 @ FC Bayern Munich: 1–27 Apr 2010 v FC Bayern Munich: 3–214 Sep 2010 v Rangers: 0–029 Sep 2010 v Valencia CF: 1–020 Oct 2010 v Bursaspor: 1–02 Nov 2010 v Bursaspor: 3–024 Nov 2010 v Rangers: 1–07 Dec 2010 v Valencia CF: 1–123 Feb 2011 v Olympique de Marseille: 0–015 Mar 2011 v Olympique de Marseille: 2–16 Apr 2011 v Chelsea: 1–012 Apr 2011 v Chelsea: 2–126 Apr 2011 v FC Schalke 04: 2–04 May 2011 v FC Schalke 04: 4–128 May 2011 v FC Barcelona: 1–314 Sep 2011 @ S.L. Benfica: 1–127 Sep 2011 v FC Basel: 3–318 Oct 2011 @ FC Oțelul Galați: 2–02 Nov 2011 v FC Oțelul Galați: 2–022 Nov 2011 v S.L. Benfica: 2–27 Dec 2011 @ FC Basel: 1–216 Feb 2012 @ AFC Ajax: 2–023 Feb 2012 v AFC Ajax: 1–28 Mar 2012 v Athletic Bilbao: 2–315 Mar 2012 @ Athletic Bilbao: 1–219 Sep 2012 v Galatasaray S.K.: 1–02 Oct 2012 @ CFR Cluj: 2–123 Oct 2012 v S.C. Braga: 3–27 Nov 2012 @ S.C. Braga: 3–120 Nov 2012 @ Galatasaray S.K.: 0–15 Dec 2012 v CFR Cluj: 0–113 Feb 2013 @ Real Madrid C.F.: 1–15 Mar 2013 v Real Madrid C.F.: 1–217 Sep 2013 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 4–22 Oct 2013 @ FC Shakhtar Donetsk: 1–123 Oct 2013 v Real Sociedad: 1–05 Nov 2013 @ Real Sociedad: 0–027 Nov 2013 @ Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 5–010 Dec 2013 v FC Shakhtar Donetsk: 1–025 Feb 2014 @ Olympiacos: 0–219 Mar 2014 v Olympiacos: 3–01 Apr 2014 v FC Bayern Munich: 1–19 Apr 2014 @ FC Bayern Munich: 1–318 Aug 2015 v Club Brugge KV: 3–126 Aug 2015 @ Club Brugge KV: 4–015 Sep 2015 @ PSV Eindhoven: 1–230 Sep 2015 v VfL Wolfsburg: 2–121 Oct 2015 @ PFC CSKA Moscow: 1–13 Nov 2015 v PFC CSKA Moscow: 1–025 Nov 2015 v PSV Eindhoven: 0–08 Dec 2015 @ VfL Wolfsburg: 2–318 Feb 2016 @ FC Midtjylland: 1–225 Feb 2016 v FC Midtjylland: 5–110 Mar 2016 @ Liverpool: 0–217 Mar 2016 v Liverpool: 1–115 Sep 2016 @ Feyenoord: 0–129 Sep 2016 v FC Zorya Luhansk: 1–020 Oct 2016 v Fenerbahçe S.K.: 4–13 Nov 2016 @ Fenerbahçe S.K.: 1–224 Nov 2016 v Feyenoord: 4–08 Dec 2016 @ FC Zorya Luhansk: 2–016 Feb 2017 v AS Saint-Étienne: 3–022 Feb 2017 @ AS Saint-Étienne: 1–09 Mar 2017 @ FC Rostov: 1–116 Mar 2017 v FC Rostov: 1–013 Apr 2017 @ R.S.C. Anderlecht: 1–120 Apr 2017 v R.S.C. Anderlecht: 2–14 May 2017 @ Celta de Vigo: 1–011 May 2017 v Celta de Vigo: 1–124 May 2017 n AFC Ajax: 2–08 Aug 2017 n Real Madrid C.F.: 1–212 Sep 2017 v FC Basel: 3–027 Sep 2017 @ PFC CSKA Moscow: 4–118 Oct 2017 @ S.L. Benfica: 1–031 Oct 2017 v S.L. Benfica: 2–022 Nov 2017 @ FC Basel: 0–15 Dec 2017 v PFC CSKA Moscow: 2–121 Feb 2018 @ Sevilla: 0–013 Mar 2018 v Sevilla: 1–219 Sep 2018 @ BSC Young Boys: 3–02 Oct 2018 v Valencia CF: 0–023 Oct 2018 v Juventus: 0–17 Nov 2018 @ Juventus: 2–127 Nov 2018 v BSC Young Boys: 1–012 Dec 2018 @ Valencia CF: 1–212 Feb 2019 v Paris Saint-Germain: 0–26 Mar 2019 @ Paris Saint-Germain: 3–110 Apr 2019 v FC Barcelona: 0–116 Apr 2019 @ FC Barcelona: 0–319 Sep 2019 v FC Astana: 1–03 Oct 2019 @ AZ Alkmaar: 0–024 Oct 2019 @ FK Partizan: 1–07 Nov 2019 v FK Partizan: 3–028 Nov 2019 @ FC Astana: 1–212 Dec 2019 v AZ Alkmaar: 4–020 Feb 2020 @ Club Brugge KV: 1–127 Feb 2020 v Club Brugge KV: 5–012 Mar 2020 @ LASK: 5–05 Aug 2020 v LASK: 2–110 Aug 2020 n F.C. Copenhagen: 1–016 Aug 2020 n Sevilla: 1–220 Oct 2020 @ Paris Saint-Germain: 2–128 Oct 2020 v RB Leipzig: 5–04 Nov 2020 @ İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.: 1–224 Nov 2020 v İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.: 4–12 Dec 2020 v Paris Saint-Germain: 1–38 Dec 2020 @ RB Leipzig: 2–318 Feb 2021 n Real Sociedad: 4–025 Feb 2021 v Real Sociedad: 0–011 Mar 2021 v A.C. Milan: 1–118 Mar 2021 @ Milan: 1–08 Apr 2021 @ Granada CF: 2–015 Apr 2021 v Granada CF: 2–029 Apr 2021 v A.S. Roma: 6–26 May 2021 @ Roma: 2–326 May 2021 n Villarreal CF: 1–114 Sep 2021 @ BSC Young Boys: 1–229 Sep 2021 v Villarreal CF: 2–120 Oct 2021 v Atalanta B.C.: 3–22 Nov 2021 @ Atalanta B.C.: 2–223 Nov 2021 @ Villarreal CF: 2–08 Dec 2021 v BSC Young Boys: 1–123 Feb 2022 @ Atlético Madrid: 1–115 Mar 2022 v Atlético Madrid: 0–18 Sep 2022 v Real Sociedad: 0–115 Sep 2022 @ FC Sheriff Tiraspol: 2–06 Oct 2022 @ AC Omonia: 3–213 Oct 2022 v AC Omonia: 1–027 Oct 2022 v FC Sheriff Tiraspol: 3–03 Nov 2022 @ Real Sociedad: 1–016 Feb 2023 @ FC Barcelona: 2–223 Feb 2023 v FC Barcelona: 2–19 Mar 2023 v Real Betis: 4–116 Mar 2023 @ Real Betis: 1–013 Apr 2023 v Sevilla: 2–220 Apr 2023 @ Sevilla: 0–320 Sep 2023 @ FC Bayern Munich: 3–43 Oct 2023 v Galatasaray S.K.: 2–324 Oct 2023 v F.C. Copenhagen: 1–08 Nov 2023 @ F.C. Copenhagen: 3–429 Nov 2023 @ Galatasaray S.K.: 3–312 Dec 2023 v FC Bayern Munich: 0–125 Sep 2024 v FC Twente: 1–13 Oct 2024 @ FC Porto: 3–324 Oct 2024 @ Fenerbahçe S.K.: 1–17 Nov 2024 v PAOK: 2–028 Nov 2024 v FK Bodø/Glimt: 3–212 Dec 2024 @ FC Viktoria Plzeň: 2–123 Jan 2025 v Rangers: 2–130 Jan 2025 @ FCSB: 2–06 Mar 2025 @ Real Sociedad: 1–113 Mar 2025 v Real Sociedad: 4–110 Apr 2025 @ Olympique Lyonnais: 2–217 Apr 2025 v Olympique Lyonnais: 5–41 May 2025 @ Athletic Bilbao: 3–08 May 2025 v Athletic Bilbao: 4–121 May 2025 n Tottenham Hotspur: 0–1
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  2. Answer

    First European final at Wembley in 1968; then long gaps; then Barcelona '99 and Moscow '08. 5 trophies from 10 finals (53% of 434 continental matches). Since May 2017, more finals lost than won.

  3. Definition

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    European competition only (European Cup, Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup/Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup). Finals are the one-off deciding match of each European campaign.

  4. Coverage

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    Result-level record — every European match held in full. The bars track win rate season by season, with gaps where United did not play in Europe; finals name the trophy, the opponent and the night.

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  1. Another question

    How did United win the Treble?

    The European Cup night that completed the Treble.

  2. Another question

    What happened after Ferguson left?

    League finishes while Europe returned.

  3. A way to slice it

    All opponents, ranked by win rate

    Continental opponents by win rate.