Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2021
Result
Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal
Champions League · Wednesday 29 September 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal: match report
Manchester United defeated Villarreal 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 29 September 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.
Paco Alcácer opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Manchester United's goals came from Alex Telles (60') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90+5'). Villarreal scored through Paco Alcácer (53').
Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Villarreal received 4 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to David de Gea of Manchester United (7.8), level with Juan Foyth (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Manchester United wins, 5 draws and 0 for Villarreal.
Key events
- 53'Goal · Paco Alcácer
- 59'Yellow card · Alberto Moreno
- 60'Goal · Alex Telles
- 67'Yellow card · Yéremy Pino
- 68'Yellow card · Raúl Albiol
- 68'Yellow card · Mason Greenwood
- 71'Yellow card · Alex Telles
- 90+1'Yellow card · Rubén Peña
- 90+5'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 90+6'Yellow card · Cristiano Ronaldo
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Raphaël Varane, Alex Telles, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo
Villarreal line-up (4-3-3)
Gerónimo Rulli, Juan Foyth, Raúl Albiol, Pau Torres, Alberto Moreno, Dani Parejo, Étienne Capoue, Manu Trigueros, Yéremy Pino, Paco Alcácer, Arnaut Danjuma