ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən jˈuːfə tʃˈæmpiənz lˈiːɡ, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ fˈeɪsd mˈæntʃɛstɚ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ɪnðə sˈeɪm kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən ænd stˈeɪdʒ ðə sˈiːzən bᵻfˈoːɹ, nˈeɪlsən skˈoːɹd ɐ fæntˈæstɪk ɡˈoʊl wɪð ɐ lˈɔŋɹˈeɪndʒ ʃˈɑːt ˌɪntʊ ˈɛdwɪn vˈændɜː sˈɑːɹz tˈɑːpɹˈaɪt hˈænd kˈɔːɹnɚɹ æɾ ˈoʊld tɹˈæfɚd, ˌɔn sˈɪks dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks; ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli, ðə ɡˈeɪm wʌz lˈɔst wˈʌn θɹˈiː ænd bˈɛnfɪkə hædtə sˈɛɾəl fɚɹə plˈeɪs ɪnðə jˈuːfə kˈʌp ˈæftɚ fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ θˈɜːd.
In the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, after having faced Manchester United in the same competition and stage the season before, Nélson scored a fantastic goal with a long-range shot into Edwin van der Sar's top-right hand corner at Old Trafford, on 6 December 2006; eventually, the game was lost 1–3 and Benfica had to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup after finishing third.