Champions League: Leverkusen in driving seat

Man Utd 2, Bayer Leverkusen 2 (full-time)

Manchester United must repeat their heroics of Turin from three years ago if they are going to make Alex Ferguson’s dream Champions League Final at Hampden Park become a reality.

Twice United led this semi-final first leg at Old Trafford through Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who scored his 100th goal for the club, and Ruud van Nistelrooy and twice Bayer Leverkusen pegged them back through Michael Ballack and Oliver Neuville.

United’s woe was compounded when Gary Neville was taken to hospital with a suspected broken bone in his foot, which could make him doubtful for the World Cup.