European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 01
Manchester United v Villarreal
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday 17th September 2008 in the European Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 35' Guillermo Franco
- Half Time
- 62' Oliveira Anderson for Hargreaves
- 62' Cristiano Ronaldo for Park
- 72' Carlos Tevez
- 81' Ryan Giggs for Tevez
- 88' Ariel Ibagaza
- 90' Diego López
- Full Time 0–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Oliveira Anderson
62' for Hargreaves
Cristiano Ronaldo
62' for Park
Ryan Giggs
81' for Tevez
Villarreal Lineup
Starting XI
2 Gonzalo Rodríguez CD-R
3 Jose Edmilson RM
4 Diego Godín CD-L
5 Joan Capdevila LB
6 Sebastián Eguren LM
7 Robert Pires AM-L
9 Guillermo Franco F
10 Cani AM-R
13 Diego López G
14 Matías Fernández RCF
18 Ángel López RB
Substitutes
1 Sebastian Viera
8 Santi Cazorla on
11 Ariel Ibagaza on
16 Joseba Llorente on
17 Javi Venta
19 Marcos Senna
20 Fabricio Fuentes
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 3 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 3 times: 0W 3D 0L.
14 Sep 2005 D 0–0 EC 22 Nov 2005 D 0–0 EC
17 Sep 2008 D 0–0 This match
25 Nov 2008 D 0–0 EC 26 May 2021 D 1–1 EL 29 Sep 2021 W 2–1 EC | 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 →