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

Villarreal

FT
0 - 2

Manchester United

78': Cristiano Ronaldo
90': Jadon Sancho

Ronaldo helps Man U into CL's last 16 with win at Villarreal

Michallik: Carrick pulled all the right strings vs. Villarreal

— A smart piece of improvisation by Cristiano Ronaldo helped send Manchester United into the last 16 of the Champions League as Michael Carrick’s spell as the English club’s interim manager began with a 2-0 win at Villarreal on Tuesday.

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

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

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	Yéremy Pino
15	Arnaut Danjuma
14	Manu Trigueros

Substitutes:

Iker Álvarez, Alfonso Pedraza, Alberto Moreno, Mario, Dani Raba, Boulaye Dia, Paco Alcácer, Vicente Iborra, Aïssa Mandi, Samuel Chukwueze, Rubén Peña, Sergio Asenjo.

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
39	Scott McTominay
17	Fred
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
9	Anthony Martial
25	Jadon Sancho