Villarreal CF vs Manchester United FC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Villarreal CF vs Manchester United FC — Champions League at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Daniel Schlager
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 23 Nov Manchester United FC H 0–2 L 20 Nov RC Celta de Vigo A 1–1 D 07 Nov Getafe CF H 1–0 W 02 Nov BSC Young Boys H 2–0 W 30 Oct Valencia CF A 0–2 L 26 Oct Cadiz CF H 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Nov Villarreal CF A 2–0 W 20 Nov Watford FC A 1–4 L 06 Nov Manchester City FC H 0–2 L 02 Nov Atalanta BC A 2–2 D 30 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–0 W 24 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–5 L 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Villarreal CF and Manchester United FC has kicked off!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Maguire, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' 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 Aaron Wan-Bissaka suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Yeremi Pino. He receives a Yellow card.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Donny van de Beek on 41.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' Arnaut Danjuma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 392 games and scored 441 goals.
- 61' 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.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Fernandes. He replaces Donny van de Beek on 66 minute.
- 71' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 73 minute. Yeremi Pino leaves to be changed by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 78' Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 152 goal in 506 matches.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Dani Raba. He replaces Pervis Estupinan on 79 minute.
- 84' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Moi Gomez departs to be replaced by Boulaye Dia.
- 85' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Moi Gomez departs to be replaced by Boulaye Dia.
- 90' What a strike from Jadon Sancho! The score is 0-2.
- 90' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Cristiano Ronaldo is replaced by Nemanja Matic on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Villarreal CF.
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Villarreal CF
Starting XI-
23
Moi Gomez ↓ Boulaye Dia 84'
- 15
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 13
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14
Trigueros ↓ Alberto Moreno 73'
- 4
- 3
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12
Pervis Estupinan ↓ Dani Raba 79'
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21
Yeremi Pino ↓ Samuel Chukwueze 73'
Bench- 10
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18
Alberto Moreno ↑ 73'
- 9
- 22
- 24
- 1
- 2
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11
Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 73'
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17
Dani Raba ↑ 79'
- 20
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16
Boulaye Dia ↑ 84'
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Coach Unai EmeryManchester United FC
Starting XI- 5
- 29
- 1
- 17
- 9
- 2
- 39
- 34
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25
Jadon Sancho ↓ Mata 90'
- 7
- 27
Bench- 22
- 14
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10
Marcus Rashford ↑ 66'
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31
Nemanja Matic ↑ 90'
- 3
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8
Mata ↑ 90'
- 20
- 26
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18
Bruno Fernandes ↑ 66'
- 16
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23
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Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
Manchester United FC Form
2021-11-23 Villarreal CF 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2021-11-20 Watford FC 4–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-11-06 Manchester United FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-11-02 Atalanta BC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2021-10-30 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2021-10-24 Manchester United FC 0–5 Liverpool FC L