Man United vs Villarreal..a negative first-half tie in the Champions League

Manchester United and Villarreal of Spain tied negatively during the first half, in the strong confrontation currently taking place at “Old Trafford”, in the second round of Group F of the group stage of the Champions League in the current season 2021-2022.

Both teams are looking to end the European League last season, to overcome the bad start in the new season of the continental competition, as each of them failed to win in the opening round.

Manchester United fell to its Swiss counterpart, Young Boys, in the deadly time, with two goals against a goal, at the “Suisse Wankdorf” stadium, while Villarreal tied with Atalanta with two goals each.

The Manchester United lineup was as follows:

Goalkeeper: David de Gea.

Defense Line: Alex Telles – Lindelof – Raphael Varane – Diogo Dalot.

Midfield: Paul Pogba – Bruno Fernandes – Scott McTominay.

Forwards: Jadon Sancho – Cristiano Ronaldo – Mason Greenwood.

Man United are at the bottom of the Group F table without any points, while Villarreal and Atalanta are equal with Atalanta with a point each, while Young Boys are at the top with 3 points.

Manchester United, led by its coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, led the Premier League recently, after falling in the deadly time against Aston Villa with a clean goal in the sixth round of the English Premier League competition, at Old Trafford, to fall to fourth place with 13 points.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the record holder for the most participating player in the history of the Champions League, as he raised his score to 178 games, surpassing former Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who shared the number with him with 177 games each before today’s match.

Ronaldo equaled Casillas’ number after his participation in the last European confrontation against the Swiss Young Boys, where the Don scored his first appearance in the Red Devils shirt in the Champions League after returning to him during the last summer transfer period from Italian Juventus.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League with 134 goals in 177 matches he previously played in the tournament before the Villarreal match.