European Cup · Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 01
Villarreal v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Villarreal at El Madrigal Stadium on Wednesday 14th September 2005 in the European Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Kieran Richardson for Heinze
- 41' Gonzalo Rodríguez
- 43' Kieran Richardson
- Half Time
- 52' Jan Kromkamp
- 55' Alan Smith
- 64' Wayne Rooney
- 64' Wayne Rooney
- 80' Ji-Sung Park for van Nistlerooy
- 80' Ryan Giggs for Ronaldo
- Full Time 0–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Kieran Richardson
33' for Heinze
Ji-Sung Park
80' for van Nistlerooy
Ryan Giggs
80' for Ronaldo
Villarreal Lineup
Starting XI
2 Gonzalo Rodríguez D
3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena D
5 Diego Forlán F
6 Josico M
7 Antonio Guayre F
12 Juan Pablo Sorin D
13 Sebastian Viera G
14 Hector Font M
15 Jan Kromkamp D
16 Enrique Alvarez Sanjuan D
19 Marcos Senna M
Substitutes
9 Luciano Figueroa on
10 Roger on
18 Alessio Tacchinardi on
20 Antonio Valencia
21 Santi Cazorla
22 Juan Pena
25 Mariano Barbosa
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Manuel Pellegrini
Villarreal
Match Information
United vs Villarreal History
Meeting 1 of 7
7
Played
2
Won
5
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th September 2005. After this match United had played Villarreal 1 time: 0W 1D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Away | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →