Manchester United vs Villarreal

UEFA Champions League - Group Stage 29 Sep 2021, 19:00
Manchester United
Manchester United
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Villarreal
Villarreal
🏟 Old Trafford (Manchester) 👤 F. Zwayer Round 2

Match report

Manchester United edged past Villarreal 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League - Group Stage on 29 September 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Villarreal had 15 shots to Manchester United's 14.

The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester), with F. Zwayer in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 14 - 15 On target 7 - 7 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United · 1 goal
8 David De Gea 6 saves
8 Juan Foyth captained the side
8 Dani Parejo 63 passes (84% accurate)
7 Alex Telles 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 8–6
Shots On Goal 2–4 5–3
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 4–3 0–1
Attacks 68–30 66–41
Match statistics
18 Throw In 11
10 Free Kick 13
4 Goal Kick 10
4 Substitution 5
134 Attacks 71
68 Dangerous Attacks 27
7 On Target 7
7 Off Target 8
14 Shots Total 15
7 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 14
3 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 10
4 Corners 4
3 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
3 Yellow Cards 4
6 Saves 5
554 Passes Total 442
500 Passes Accurate 377
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Gea
20 D. Dalot 2 V. Lindelöf 19 R. Varane 27 A. Telles
6 P. Pogba 39 S. McTominay
11 M. Greenwood 18 B. Fernandes 25 J. Sancho
7 C. Ronaldo
Villarreal · 4-3-3
13 G. Rulli
8 J. Foyth 3 R. Albiol 4 P. Torres 18 A. Moreno
5 D. Parejo 6 É. Capoue 14 M. Trigueros
21 Y. Pino 9 P. Alcácer 15 A. Danjuma
Manchester United
Coach
O. Solskjær
Substitutes
  • 26 Dean Henderson
  • 22 Tom Heaton
  • 3 Eric Bailly
  • 17 Fred
  • 34 Donny van de Beek
  • 8 Juan Mata
  • 31 Nemanja Matic
  • 14 Jesse Lingard
  • 36 Anthony Elanga
  • 9 Anthony Martial
  • 21 Edinson Cavani
Villarreal
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 35 Filip Jörgensen
  • 1 Sergio Asenjo
  • 2 Mario Gaspar
  • 22 Aïssa Mandi
  • 20 Rubén Peña
  • 24 Alfonso Pedraza
  • 12 Pervis Estupiñán
  • 10 Vicente Iborra
  • 28 Nikita Iosifov
  • 23 Moi Gómez
  • 16 Boulaye Dia
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ B. Dia ↓ Paco Alcácer Villarreal
  • 61' ↑ P. Estupiñán ↓ Manu Trigueros Villarreal
  • 73' ↑ Moi Gómez ↓ Yeremi Pino Villarreal
  • 73' ↑ A. Mandi ↓ Albiol Villarreal
  • 73' ↑ Rubén Peña ↓ Alberto Moreno Villarreal
  • 75' ↑ E. Cavani ↓ P. Pogba Manchester United
  • 75' ↑ N. Matić ↓ J. Sancho Manchester United
  • 89' ↑ J. Lingard ↓ M. Greenwood Manchester United
  • 89' ↑ Fred ↓ Alex Telles Manchester United
Cards
  • 59' A. Moreno Villarreal
  • 67' Y. Pino Villarreal
  • 68' M. Greenwood Manchester United
  • 68' R. Albiol Villarreal
  • 71' A. Telles Manchester United
  • 90+1' R. Pena Villarreal
  • 90+6' C. Ronaldo Manchester United
Head-to-head
Manchester United 2 1 draws 0 Villarreal
2021-11-23 Villarreal vs Manchester United 0 - 2
2021-09-29 Manchester United vs Villarreal 2 - 1
2021-05-26 Villarreal vs Manchester United 1 - 1
Recent form
Manchester United W D D D D
Villarreal L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester United vs Villarreal?
Manchester United won 2-1 against Villarreal on 29 September 2021.
Who won Manchester United vs Villarreal?
Manchester United won the match 2-1.
Where was Manchester United vs Villarreal played?
The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester United vs Villarreal?
Manchester United had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.