Villarreal vs Manchester United: UCL Match Preview, Lineups, And Dream11 Team Prediction

Villarreal vs Manchester United is the upcoming UCL fixture as Villarreal will be hosting Manchester United in the Champions League. Read the full match preview, lineups, and Dream11 team prediction

Match Preview:

Villarreal vs Manchester United will be a real challenge for both teams as their previous encounter proved to be a neck-to-neck battle. Villarreal will be looking to grab the win as it will confirm their spot in the knockout stage. On the other hand, this match is also a must-win for Manchester United or else they will be left in a dangerous situation of getting out in the group stages.

Villarreal vs Manchester United: Group – F UCL Match Details

Date – 23/11/21
Time – 11:15 PM
Venue – Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain
Where to watch in India – Sony Network and Jio TV.
Referee – Felix Brych (Germany)
Assistant referees – Mark Borsch (Germany), Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Villarreal vs Manchester United Team News

Villarreal:

Unai Emery's Villarreal will be looking to take revenge on Manchester United as their last meeting ended in a close call. Manchester United won 2-1 against them with a last-minute winner from Cristiano Ronaldo. Villarreal's qualification depends on the result of Atalanta vs Young Boys as well.

Atalanta winning and Villarreal losing will result in the elimination of the Spanish side. Currently sitting at 2nd with 7 points, tied with Man United's 7 points as well. Villarreal is currently on a 3 back-to-back win streak after taking down Young Boys in the UCL and on the other hand Getafe and Celta Vigo in La Liga.

Suspensions:

Serge Aurier is ineligible to participate.

Injuries: 

Villarreal will be without the services of key forward Gerard Moreno due to a hamstring injury.

Comebacks:

Arnaut Danjuma and Etienne Capoue both are expected to get over their injuries.

Villarreal recent form in all competitions – D L W W D

Manchester United:

The English giants are in a very vulnerable situation. The recent news coming in of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer being sacked after their 4-1 defeat against Watford. However, Michael Carrick has been handed the responsibility to take on today's fixture against Villarreal. The red devils during their previous meet scraped a win off the Spanish side with a winner at the dying minutes of the match. 

Man United's Premier League form has been in a severe state, as they lost five of their last seven matches in the English top flight. Including four of their last five against Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Watford.

With title hopes already finished, Manchester United will focus on qualifying today as their future also depends on the scoreline of Atalanta vs Young Boys. However, a win against Villarreal will surely confirm their place in the round of 16's Knockout stage.

Suspensions:

No one is suspended for the upcoming fixture

Injuries:

As for Man United, Paul Pogba and Raphael Varane will be unavailable through injury. Mason Greenwood is tested positive for Covid19.

It is also unlikely that Edinson Cavani will recover from a tendon issue in time, also Luke Shaw suffered a head injury against Watford.

Manchester United recent form in all competitions – L W D L L

Villarreal vs Manchester United Head-to-Head

Matches: 5
Villarreal: 0
Manchester United: 1
Draw: 4

Possible Line-ups:

Villarreal: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Torres, Pedraza; Parejo, Capoue, Coquelin; Pino, Dia, Danjuma

Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Dalot; Van de Beek, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Ronaldo

Villarreal vs Manchester United Dream11 Prediction: