Manchester United FC vs Villarreal CF, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Villarreal CF — Champions League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Rafael Foltyn
- Referee Christian Dingert
- Referee Sven Jablonski
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Sep Villarreal CF H 2–1 W 25 Sep Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L 19 Sep West Ham United FC A 2–1 W 14 Sep BSC Young Boys A 1–2 L 11 Sep Newcastle United FC H 4–1 W 29 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Sep Manchester United FC A 1–2 L 25 Sep Real Madrid CF A 0–0 D 22 Sep Elche CF H 4–1 W 19 Sep RCD Mallorca A 0–0 D 14 Sep Atalanta BC H 2–2 D 29 Aug Club Atletico de Madrid A 2–2 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Old Trafford. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jadon Sancho suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' Alberto Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 50' It looks surprising Villarreal CF does not make any changes. Trigueros has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 53' Goal! Paco Alcacer scores his 51 goal in 508 matches.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Boulaye Dia. He replaces Paco Alcacer on 58 minute.
- 59' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 60' What an equalizer from Alex Telles!
- 61' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pervis Estupinan is hanging Trigueros on the field on 61 minute.
- 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Yeremi Pino. He receives a Yellow card.
- 68' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albiol on 69.
- 72' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 73' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aissa Mandi is hanging Albiol on the field on 73 minute.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Nemanja Matic. He replaces Jadon Sancho on 75 minute.
- 80' It’s high time Unai Emery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Mason Greenwood is replaced by Jesse Lingard.
- 90' Villarreal CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester United FC players.
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Manchester United FC
Starting XI- 1
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6
Paul Pogba ↓ Edinson Cavani 75'
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- 39
- 20
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25
Jadon Sancho ↓ Nemanja Matic 75'
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- 7
- 18
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27
Alex Telles ↓ Fred 89'
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11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Jesse Lingard 89'
Bench- 22
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17
Fred ↑ 89'
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14
Jesse Lingard ↑ 89'
- 9
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31
Nemanja Matic ↑ 75'
- 3
- 8
- 26
- 34
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21
Edinson Cavani ↑ 75'
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Coach Ole Gunnar SolskjaerVillarreal CF
Starting XI- 15
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18
Alberto Moreno ↓ Ruben Pena 73'
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9
Paco Alcacer ↓ Boulaye Dia 58'
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- 13
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14
Trigueros ↓ Pervis Estupinan 61'
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3
Albiol ↓ Aissa Mandi 73'
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21
Yeremi Pino ↓ Moi Gomez 73'
Bench-
23
Moi Gomez ↑ 73'
- 10
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22
Aissa Mandi ↑ 73'
- 24
- 1
- 2
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20
Ruben Pena ↑ 73'
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12
Pervis Estupinan ↑ 61'
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16
Boulaye Dia ↑ 58'
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- 35
Coach Unai Emery -
Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2021-09-29 Manchester United FC 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-09-25 Manchester United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-09-19 West Ham United FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2021-09-14 BSC Young Boys 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-09-11 Manchester United FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC W 2021-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W