UCL Group D: Manchester United FC v Villarreal CF [P/R]

[Fernandez]

Referee:

Morgan De Santis (ITA)

Assistant Referees:
Alessandro Griselli (ITA)
Marco Ivaldi (ITA)

Fourth Official:
Tiziano Pieri (ITA)

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- Manchester United must win this match and get a point from the next match to advance to the knockout stages

- A loss for Manchester United may eliminate them from the Champions League if Lille win their match

- A win for Villarreal will be enough for them to advance to the knockout stages

- Manchester United defender Gary Neville is one match away from his 100th appearance in UEFA club competition. The vast majority of those games (91) have come in the UEFA Champions League, with the right-back having scored two goals in his European career

- Manchester United have won their last three games at home in the Champions League against Spanish opponents, Deportivo La Coruna in 01/02, 02/03 and Real Madrid in the same season

- No Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs or Gabriel Heinze but Paul Scholes returns from suspension

- Villarreal are without keeper Viera, playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme, striker Antonio Guayre, skipper Quique Alvarez and former Old Trafford fan favourite Diego Forlan for the trip to Manchester United

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Probable Starting 11:

Manchester United: van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O'Shea, Fletcher, Scholes, Smith, Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy, Rooney

Villarreal: Barbosa, Rodriquez, Arruabarrena, Peña, Kromkamp, Josico, Roger, Senna, Cazorla, Figueroa, José Mari

 

[Pizarro14]

I don't want to predict a score but I just don't see Villarreal winning this match because they are missing there playmakers. Hopefully it becomes a good game either way

 

[fender]

I think United will just nick it, being without Riquelme and Forlan is a big blow to Villarreal.

 

[ryan_goal]

May I be bullish once in a while and predict a trashing of Villarreal.

We always tend to move up a gear when our backs are pushed against the wall in Europe...

3-1 sounds right to me.

 

[ngyc]

i can't remember who said that when there is a [p/r] thread for united, usually we don't come out with good result

 

[houston3721]

Our current form is quite good, with the old Ruud coming back and Rooney at his great form.

2-0 to United
Ruud
Scholes

 

[jefferson goh]

3-0
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
ROnaldo

 

[Johnny_Big]

Decisions to the last round...

1-1

Ronaldo
Senna (lawl)

 

[Virgo]

Man Utd has to win this for Benfica's sake

 

[Johnny_Big]

:chew: Benfica can win Man.Utd. :chew:

Or not...decisions to last round please.

 

[ivanchin99]

Manutd to win it. 2-0

 

[Tiago_10]

Hey Johnny why are you so obsessed about it being decided on the last round ? Just because it's more dramatic ? Want to see Benfica fans suffer ?

 

[FFC2004]

come on united!!!!

 

[Virgo]

I just dont wanna lose another year of my life in 2 weeks when I'll be watching the game vs Man Utd at the stadium, thanks.

 

[Dream Team]

Riquelme and Forlan are injured. This game shouldn't be a hard task for Manchester United. However this is football, you never know..

 

[b-ytter]

the match thread's for united has become like a curse latly,dropping points whenever there's a thread!

Well,since there is a thread and the layout was nice, i will predict a united win
2-0 united
Ruud and Rooney!

 

[barthez4]

If United play the way they did against Charlton, with slightly better defense, it should be a United victory. 3-1?

 

[Hopeunited]

doh! why did you start a thread? Now we're gonna lose for sure

 

[ericstarkid]

it is a damn shame that Diego couldnt make it at Old Trafford
I was expecting the fans to chant him if he could play in this game

Diego, oh oh oh!
Diego, oh oh oh!
He came from Uruguay!
He made the scousers cry!

 

[Moreira_Benfica]

im hoping for a 0-0 tie