UEFA Champions League

Villarreal vs Man United 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Villarreal
    FT
    0 - 2
    Manchester United
    • 78': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 90': Jadon Sancho

    Ronaldo helps Man U into CL's last 16 with win at Villarreal

    — A smart piece of improvisation by Cristiano Ronaldo helped send Manchester United into the last 16 of the Champions League as Michael Carrick’s spell as the English club’s interim manager began with a 2-0 win at Villarreal on Tuesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 33': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Manchester United 0.
    • 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Donny van de Beek.
    • 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Martial.
    • 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremi Pino.
    • 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Manu Trigueros.
    • 78': Goal! Villarreal 0, Manchester United 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Raba replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 84': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Moi Gómez.
    • 90': Goal! Villarreal 0, Manchester United 2. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Jadon Sancho.

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
    Location: Villarreal, Spain
    Attendance: 20,875

    UEFA Champions League Standings

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    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 4
    48.6 Possession 51.4
    11 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    418 Accurate Passes 438
    478 Passes 499
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 32
    32 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.3
    11 Interceptions 8
    13 Effective Clearances 14
    13 Clearances 14

    Line-Ups

    VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
    4 Pau Torres
    3 Raúl Albiol
    12 Pervis Estupiñán
    8 Juan Foyth
    5 Dani Parejo
    6 Étienne Capoue
    23 Moi Gómez
    21 Yeremy Pino Yellow Card
    15 Arnaut Danjuma
    14 Manu Trigueros
    Substitutes:
    Iker, Alfonso Pedraza, Alberto Moreno, Mario, Raba, Boulaye Dia, Paco Alcácer, Vicente Iborra, Aïssa Mandi, Samuel Chukwueze, Rubén Peña, Sergio Asenjo.

    MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David de Gea (GK)
    5 Harry Maguire
    2 Victor Lindelöf
    27 Alex Telles
    29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
    34 Donny van de Beek Yellow Card
    39 Scott McTominay
    17 Fred
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    9 Anthony Martial
    25 Jadon Sancho
    Substitutes:
    Bruno Fernandes, Juan Mata, Eric Bailly, Tom Heaton, Jesse Lingard, Dean Henderson, Nemanja Matic, Amad, Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford.

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