UEFA Champions League

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

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0 - 2
  • 78': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 90': Jadon Sancho

Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho send Man United to Champions League KO round on Michael Carrick debut

Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho sent Man United to the Champions League round of 16 as Michael Carrick started with a 2-0 win at Villarreal.

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

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
13 Real Madrid 6 1 1
12 RB Leipzig 6 0 2
6 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 2
2 Celtic 6 2 4
Full Table

Statistics

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

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

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

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