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Hello and welcome to Villarreal v Manchester United!

Champions League / Group Stage
Estadio de la Cerámica / 23.11.2021
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Pete Sharland

Updated 23/11/2021 at 19:46 GMT


30'
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Telles's corner is headed away at the near post but the ball comes back to him, and this time he picks out Ronaldo, who trampolines twice as high as everyone else, but heads straight at Rulli.
29'
First bit of Sancho, taking the ball from Wan-Bissaka and rasping a tremendous cross between keeper and backline that Albiol sticks behind.
27'
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A long pass from Rulli - that's a great ball over the top - catches Telles pushing up and Pino's in behind him! He finds a really nice cut-back too, for Trigueros, who's run away from Fred, and he swings a decent low shot, first-time towards the far corner ... but De Gea, who kept United in the first game between the sides, gets a really good hand on it, not only saving but making sure there's no rebound for Danjuma.
26'
Yeah, this is a little better form United, McTominay trying the big switch over the top for Martial. He puts a little too much on it, but it's an idea, at least. Any port in a storm and all that.
25'
Martial is now protecting Telles. Pray for him.
25'
I guess United have been better here than in the first 25 at Old Trafford, but one of the reaons their more solid defensively is because they're offering almost nothing in attack.
23'
United seem to have switched Ronaldo and Martial and here's the latter, finding Ronaldo, who turns and sticks it down the line for Van de Beek ... who's on his heels. I'm not sure he was getting it anyway, but he's got to attack the space, not stand square.
22'
United have been slightly better these last two or three minutes.
21'
Villarreal are attacking and defending in numbers; United are just defending in numbers. But here's McTominay, sliding a decent ball into Ronaldo, whose first touch is a good one. But before he can take it on, Foyth barges him over and the ref appraises no foul.
21'
United get the corner away, but Villarreal box them, then Pino slings a cross behind.
20'
Villarreal knock it about in midfield, then Parejo flights a lovely ball over the top and out left to Estupinan, marauding unchecked; Wan-Bissaka jumps and twists, playground-style, and is fortunate to block behind for a corner.
18'
I guess that's what you'd expect from the 12th-best team in Spain and the 8th-best team in England.
17'
This is low-quality stuff so far.
16'
Not a chance United's defence is good enough to hold out if the flow of the game continues likin this vein.
15'
I'd forgotten Sancho was playing. United have given him nothing so far.
14'
Villarreal have had 785 possession. That stat doesn't always tell you the truth about a game, but United are struggling to get anything going.
13'
Van de Beek just got a touch. I think that's his first, and that's my biggest problem with him: games pass him by
12'
The second corner swings outside the box and Fred charges brainlessly at Estupinan, who sees him coming, nips it away, and crosses for Torres who heads over the bar.
11'
Danjuma crosses from the left and the ball hits Wan-Bissaka's arm; there are penalty shouts, but it was against his body so nothing doing. The corner is a good one too, Lindelof heading behind at the far post.
10'
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But Villarreal maintain pressure, and when a deflected shot sends the ball towards Pino, Telles gambles with a lunge ... but Pino allows it to run, taking the defender out of the game ... and slices his shot into the near side-netting. Another warning for United.
9'
Danjuma comes short and tees up a cross from Gomes, that Maguire does well to turn away at the near post.