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
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 11 | 1 |
+1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 8 | 2 |
-3 | AC Milan | 6 | 8 | 2 |
-1 | Newcastle United | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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 | Yeremy Pino |
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