Rooney out of Champions League match against Benfica

 　　LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- An injury from last week's Premier¹ League match against Swansea kept Wayne Rooney out of Manchester United's Champions League match against Benfica at home on Tuesday.

　　United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Rooney had picked up a " couple of knocks" in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Swansea, but the England striker had been expected to recover in time.

　　However Rooney was ruled out of the squad² as Ferguson revealed his lineup to face the Portuguese³ side.

　　Ashley Young and Dimitar Berbatov will pitch on the Manchester United attack line back up from a four-man midfield consisting of Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Nani.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。