Man United vs Villarreal 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Cristiano Ronaldo saves lacklustre Manchester United in Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United as they came from behind to win against Villarreal at Old Trafford.
Match Commentary
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Villarreal 0.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 0, Villarreal 1. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
- 58': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Paco Alcácer.
- 59': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Goal! Manchester United 1, Villarreal 1. Alex Telles (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a set piece situation.
- 61': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 67': Yeremi Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Alex Telles (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Raúl Albiol because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Yeremi Pino.
- 73': Substitution, Villarreal. Rubén Peña replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Paul Pogba.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Alex Telles.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 90'+1': Rubén Peña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Goal! Manchester United 2, Villarreal 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 90'+6': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,130
Statistics
VIL |
MAN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 377 | Accurate Passes | 500 |
| 442 | Passes | 554 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 27 | Alex Telles |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood |
Villarreal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 9 | Paco Alcácer |
| 15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 21 | Yéremy Pino |
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