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European Cup · Matchday 02 - Group F

Manchester United v Villarreal

2–1
HT 0–0
Wednesday 29th September 2021 · Old Trafford · Att: 73,130

Manchester United beat Villarreal 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th September 2021 in the European Cup. Alex Telles (60') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90'+5') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Felix Zwayer.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. Half Time 0–0
  3. 53' Paco Alcacer Assist: Arnaut Danjuma 0–1
  4. 59' Alberto Moreno
  5. 60' Alex Telles Assist: Bruno Fernandes 1–1
  6. 67' Yéremi Pino
  7. 67' Yéremy Pino
  8. 68' Mason Greenwood
  9. 68' Raul Albiol
  10. 68' Raúl Albiol
  11. 71' Alex Telles
  12. 75' Edinson Cavani for Pogba
  13. 75' Nemanja Matic for Sancho
  14. 89' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues for Telles
  15. 89' Jesse Lingard for Greenwood
  16. 90' Cristiano Ronaldo
  17. 90' Rubén Pena
  18. 90' Rubén Peña
  19. 90+5' Cristiano Ronaldo Assist: Jesse Lingard 2–1
  20. Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

56%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Felix Zwayer
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
2 Victor Lindelof
6 Paul Pogba
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 90'+5
11 Mason Greenwood
18 Bruno Fernandes
19 Raphael Varane
20 Diogo Dalot
25 Jadon Sancho
27 Alex Telles 60'
39 Scott McTominay
Substitutes
Edinson Cavani
75' for Pogba
Nemanja Matic
75' for Sancho
Jesse Lingard
89' for Greenwood

Villarreal Lineup

4-3-3
Starting XI
3 Raúl Albiol CD-R
4 Pau Torres CD-L
5 Dani Parejo RM
6 Étienne Capoue CM
8 Juan Foyth RB
9 Paco Alcácer F ⚽
13 Gerónimo Rulli G
14 Manu Trigueros LM
15 Arnaut Danjuma LF
18 Alberto Moreno LB
21 Yéremy Pino RF
Substitutes
1 Sergio Asenjo
2 Mario
10 Vicente Iborra
12 Pervis Estupiñán on
16 Boulaye Dia on
20 Rubén Peña on
22 Aïssa Mandi on
23 Moi Gómez on
24 Alfonso Pedraza
28 Nikita Iosifov
35 Filip Jørgensen

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Unai Emery
Villarreal

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Villarreal
4-3-3
Man Utd Villarreal
56%
Possession
44%
0.8
Expected Goals (xG)
2.1
14
Shots
15
7
Shots on Target
7
11
Shots Inside Box
14
3
Shots Outside Box
1
1
Big Chances
3
4
Corners
4
10
Fouls
10
3
Offsides
0
6
Saves
5
7.27
Avg Player Rating
6.67

United vs Villarreal History

Meeting 6 of 7
7
Played
2
Won
5
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th September 2005. After this match United had played Villarreal 6 times: 1W 5D 0L.
17 Sep 2008 D 0–0 EC 25 Nov 2008 D 0–0 EC 26 May 2021 D 1–1 EL
29 Sep 2021 W 2–1 This match
23 Nov 2021 W 2–0 EC
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 3120 2133.3
Away 3120 2033.3
Neutral 1010 110.0
All 7 meetings with Villarreal →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →