Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal
UEFA Champions League · · Group Stage - 2
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal.
Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal at Old Trafford
Managers: O. Solskjær (Manchester United) · Unai Emery (Villarreal)
Match facts
- Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Referee: F. Zwayer
- Round: Group Stage - 2
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 53' Paco Alcácer for Villarreal (assist A. Groeneveld)
- 60' Alex Telles for Manchester United (assist Bruno Fernandes)
- 90+5' Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United (assist J. Lingard)
Bookings
- 59' Alberto Moreno — Yellow Card
- 67' Yeremy Pino — Yellow Card
- 68' M. Greenwood — Yellow Card
- 68' Raúl Albiol — Yellow Card
- 71' Alex Telles — Yellow Card
- 90+6' Cristiano Ronaldo — Yellow Card
- 90+1' Rubén Peña — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester United — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1 · David de Gea (G)
- 2 · V. Lindelöf (D)
- 6 · Paul Pogba (M)
- 7 · Cristiano Ronaldo (F)
- 11 · M. Greenwood (M)
- 18 · Bruno Fernandes (M)
- 19 · R. Varane (D)
- 20 · Diogo Dalot (D)
- 25 · J. Sancho (M)
- 27 · Alex Telles (D)
- 39 · S. McTominay (M)
Substitutes
- 3 · E. Bailly (D)
- 8 · Mata (M)
- 9 · A. Martial (F)
- 14 · J. Lingard (M)
- 17 · Fred (M)
- 21 · E. Cavani (F)
- 22 · T. Heaton (G)
- 26 · D. Henderson (G)
- 31 · N. Matić (M)
- 34 · D. van de Beek (M)
- 36 · A. Elanga (F)
Villarreal — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 3 · Raúl Albiol (D)
- 4 · P. Torres (D)
- 5 · Dani Parejo (M)
- 6 · É. Capoue (M)
- 8 · J. Foyth (D)
- 9 · Paco Alcácer (F)
- 13 · G. Rulli (G)
- 14 · Manu Trigueros (M)
- 15 · A. Danjuma (F)
- 18 · Alberto Moreno (D)
- 21 · Yeremy Pino (F)
Substitutes
- 1 · Sergio Asenjo (G)
- 2 · Mario Gaspar (D)
- 10 · Iborra (M)
- 12 · P. Estupiñán (D)
- 16 · B. Dia (F)
- 20 · Rubén Peña (M)
- 22 · A. Mandi (D)
- 23 · M. Gomez (M)
- 24 · Pedraza (M)
- 28 · Nikita Iosifov (M)
- 35 · F. Jörgensen (G)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester United: LWLWW · 9 pts from 5 · 8-5
- Villarreal: DWDDD · 7 pts from 5 · 8-5
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester United and Villarreal.
- Villarreal 0-2 Manchester United · Nov 23, 2021
- Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United · May 26, 2021
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