Villarreal vs Man United: Manchester United look to seal qualification into the next round when they face Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Villarreal vs Man United
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain
Date: Tuesday 23rd November, 2021
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Villarreal kept their qualification hopes alive on MD 4 as they beat Young Boys 2-0 at home earlier this month.
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Capoue and Danjuma scored in either half to secure all the points for the Yellow Submarine, keeping them in 2nd place with 7 points.
On the other hand, Manchester United drew 2-2 in their previous UCL clash vs Atalanta away.
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Ilicic and Zapata’s goals were cancelled out by a Ronaldo brace to keep United’s hopes alive.
The Red Devils top the group with 7 points from 4 matches as well.
A win for either side tonight can ensure progress to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League this season.
Both the teams are not having a good run in their respective domestic leagues with troubles mounting.
While Villarreal is 12th in the La Liga table, United is in 8th place.
Micheal Carrick takes charge of Man United for this match after the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjær earlier this week.
On MD 2, these two sides met at Old Trafford, where Man United won 2-1 through goals from Telles and Ronaldo after Alcácer gave Villarreal the lead.
Form Guide
Villarreal: DLWWD
Man United: LWDLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Celta Vigo 1-1 Villarreal
Watford 4-1 Man United
Preparations ahead of our trip to Spain 🇪🇸#MUFC | #UCL pic.twitter.com/mkeHcOCP6G
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 22, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Villarreal vs Man United in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2 channel.
Team News
Moreno remains the sole doubt for Villarreal as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile; Cavani, Greenwood (Covid), Pogba, Varane are set to miss out after recent injuries.
Shaw was a concussion substitute once again vs Watford and United may not risk the English left-back for this one.
Villarreal possible 11:
Rulli, Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Pedraza, Trigueros, Parejo, Coquelin, Pino, Dia and Chukwueze
Man United possible 11:
De Gea, Dalot, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Van De Beek, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford and Ronaldo
Prediction: Villarreal 1-2 Man United
Times are tough at Old Trafford given the events transpiring earlier this week.
United have it all to do in the UCL and would be determined to get the energy back in new manager, Micheal Carrick.
We expect a closely fought battle in this one given the quality on both sides, but expect United to clinch this one.
The Red Devils tend to stand up on the big nights in UCL and this will help them progress.
Players to watch out for: Chukwueze, Dia, Ronaldo and Van de Beek.
