Chelsea vs Juventus LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction

Chelsea can secure their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League this evening as they welcome Juventus to Stamford Bridge.

The Blues require just one point to guarantee their spot in the last 16, with Group H leaders Juventus having already advanced, though Chelsea can steal top spot from the Italian side across the final two gameweeks of the group stage. In fact, Thomas Tuchel’s team – who are on nine points, three behind Juve – can actually progress to the round of 16 with a loss here, if Zenit St Petersburg fail to beat Malmo in this evening’s other Group H meeting.

Defending champions Chelsea will enter tonight’s game with confidence on their side, having remained atop the Premier League at the weekend by cruising past Leicester. That 3-0 away win came courtesy of goals from N’Golo Kante, Antonio Rudiger and Christian Pulisic, all of whom stepped up in the absence of forwards Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner. The latter returned from injury to sit on the bench on Saturday and is again among the substitutes here, while Lukaku missed the Leicester clash but is also named on the bench this evening.

Follow live updates from Chelsea vs Juventus below, at the conclusion of Villarreal vs Manchester United.

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Chelsea vs Juventus

• Kick-off at 8pm GMT

• Chelsea need a point to qualify for last 16

• Blues can also advance with a loss if Zenit fail to beat Malmo

• Juventus already through to knockouts

• Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kante, Ziyech, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi

• Juventus XI: Szczesny, De Ligt, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, McKennie, Bonucci, Chiesa, Rabiot, Locatelli, Bentancur, Morata

Chelsea FC 3 - 0 Juventus FC

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:33 , Michael Jones

76 mins: Chelsea win a free just inside Juve’s final third. Ziyech and James discuss how to play it before Ziyech swings a left-footed ball into the middle of the box. The visitors clear it without too much trouble though.

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:30 , Michael Jones

73 mins: It’s Cesar Azpilicueta who replaces Ben Chilwell at left wingback which is a different role for him. Timo Werner also comes on and replaces Christian Pulisic.

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:27 , Michael Jones

70 mins: Chilwell limps off the pitch with the help of the physios. It looks like his right knee is the problem. Marcos Alonso is hurriedly getting stripped to come on.

Arthur is also on for Juve with Locatelli the man replaced.

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:25 , Michael Jones

67 mins: Ziyech is fine to continue but Ben Chilwell has gone down in the middle of the pitch. He seems more hurt with a possible knee injury and Christian Pulisic calls for the medics again. The game is paused why Chilwell gets treatment.

Moise Kean is on for Juventus replacing Alvaro Morata.

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:21 , Michael Jones

64 mins: Hakim Ziyech flies towards the edge of the box but gets crowded out by Rabiot and De Ligt. He wants a penalty as he hits the deck but the referee plays on. Ziyech stays down and the physios are called on to take a look at him.

Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus

21:19 , Michael Jones

61 mins: These goals are vital for Chelsea’s hopes of topping Group H. Every one they score is effectively worth double if the group has to be decided by goal difference. One gets added to Chelsea’s tally and one taken off Juventus’s every time Chelsea score.

The Blues are going to pick up the three points now. It’s just a matter of how many they want to get.

GOAL! Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus (Hudson-Odoi, 58’)⚽️

21:15 , Michael Jones

58 mins: Chelsea are running riot now! Rudiger flicks the ball out to James whose drifted into space on the right side of the box. He brings the ball under control and squares it to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek shuffles past two defenders trying to open up a shot but doesn’t get the room. Instead he slots it to Hudson-Odoi who taps in from close range!

GOAL! Chelsea 2 - 0 Juventus (James, 56’)⚽️

21:13 , Michael Jones

56 mins: What a strike! Rudiger gives the ball to Chilwell out on the left wing. He whips a cross into the box and De Ligt flicks the ball over to James on the right side. He chests the ball down and drills the half-volley back across goal leaving Szczesny absolutely no chance to keep it out. Chelsea double their lead.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

21:11 , Michael Jones

54 mins: Chance! Chelsea’s corner is easily cleared by Juventus but the home side win a free kick wide on the left wing. Reece James fires a flat, pacey ball into the middle of the box and Thiago Silva gets a glancing touch onto the ball and draws a diving stop out of Szczesny.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

21:09 , Michael Jones

51 mins: Ouch! Reece James boots the ball back into the middle from the right wing and it smashes Adrien Rabiot right in the middle of the face. That one’s got to hurt. To make matters worse for Juventus the ball rolls out for a Chelsea corner after hitting the midfielder. Rabiot is up and happy to play on.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

21:07 , Michael Jones

48 mins: Chance! Hudson-Odoi plays a one-two with Ziyech who threads his return pass into space behind the Juventus right-back. Hudson-Odoi sprints in behind, carries the ball into the box and shoots but De Ligt gets across to block the ball behind for a corner.

Second half: Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

21:04 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Juventus kick off the second half trailing by one goal to nil. Chelsea have dominated so far and win the ball early on. Chalobah boots the ball out of his own half and Hudson-Odoi collects it on the left wing. He whips a cross into the Juventus box but can’t pick out a teammate.

Villarreal 0-2 Man Utd: New coach, same script for Manchester United as Cristiano Ronaldo sets up late victory over Villarreal

21:01 , Michael Jones

The more things change, the more they stay the same. There was a different system, a different starting line-up and a different ex-player in a club suit and tie inside the technical area but, for the fourth of Manchester United’s five games in Group F to date, there was a crucial late goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.

New coach, same script for United as Cristiano Ronaldo sets up late win at Villarreal

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:57 , Michael Jones

Trevor Chalobah scored on his Premier League debut for Chelsea and has now netted on his Champions League one as well.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:53 , Michael Jones

Two big moments in the first half - at either end of the pitch for Chelsea - Trevor Chalobah finds the back of the net from a corner before Thiago Silva clears one off the line.

Half-time: Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:48 , Michael Jones

45+2 mins: Trevor Chalobah scores on his Champions League debut to give Chelsea a one-goal lead at half-time against Juventus. As it stand both these sides have 12 points in Group H with a goal difference of +6.

Can Chelsea improve on that with more goals in the second half?

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:46 , Michael Jones

45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play at the end of this first half. It’s been fairly comfortably for Chelsea so far tonight. They’ll want at least one more goal though.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:43 , Michael Jones

42 mins: There are cries of ‘shoot’ when the ball comes to Reece James but instead he sends a pass into the six-yard box that De Ligt has to put behind for another corner. This one comes to Thiago Silva but the ball glances off his head and bounces out of the box.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:39 , Michael Jones

39 mins: Worrying signs if you’re a Chelsea fan as N’Golo Kante has been taken off by Thomas Tuchel with Ruben Loftus-Cheek replacing him. On the face of it the move seems to be a precationary measure as Kante doesn’t look overly hurt. He may have tweaked something though.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:37 , Michael Jones

37 mins: Save! Lovely stuff from Chelsea who look devastating when they win the ball high up the pitch. Hudson-Odoi chips the ball out to James arriving in the right side of the penalty area. Juventus are scrmabling to get back in shape so there’s loads of space for James to chest the ball down and blast a shot across goal and force Szczesny into a sharp one-handed save to his right!

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:35 , Michael Jones

34 mins: Jorginho breaks up play in the middle of the pitch and passes the ball up to Pulisic. Chelsea sweep forward and Pulisic gives it to Kante in the inside right channel. He carries the ball into the box with options all around but seems caught between decisions and gets tackled.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

20:32 , Michael Jones

31 mins: So far so good for Chelsea. Kante nicks the ball high up the pitch and prods the ball to Pulisic who carries the ball into the box. He’s just got one defender to beat but attempts to feed Kante into the right side of the area and gives away possession with a poor pass.

Off the line! Silva rescues Chelsea

20:30 , Michael Jones

Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus

28 mins: Locatelli collects the ball in midfield and waits for Morata’s run into the box before chipping it over to him. Edouard Mendy comes off his line to close down the ball but Morata dinks it over the goalkeeper only to be denied by a back-tracking Thiago Silva who slides towards his own goal and clears the ball off the line!

GOAL! Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus (Chalobah, 25’)⚽️

20:25 , Michael Jones

25 mins: Chelsea have the lead! It’s Trevor Chalobah who scores, on his first Champions League start for the Blues! Hakim Ziyech swings the corner into the box and Rabiot fails to deal with it. Rudiger jumps to win the header and the ball strikes his arm before dropping for Chalobah. He shots on the turn and right-foots the ball into the back of the net!

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:24 , Michael Jones

24 mins: Save! Reece James takes the free kick and set himself for a cross before whacking a harp effort at goal. He tries to catch Szczesny out at the near post but the goalkeeper gets across and pushes the ball wide of the post.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:23 , Michael Jones

21 mins: A bouncing ball comes up to Hudson-Odoi who beats Cuadrado in the air. The Juventus ‘defender’ holds Hudson-Odoi back and tugs him to ground, picking up a yellow card and giving Chelsea a free kick for his efforts.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:22 , Michael Jones

18 mins: Juventus have set up with a lot of men behind the ball and have Alvaro Morata and Federico Chiesa to attack on the counter. In possession Juve slow the pace of the game down, inviting Chelsea up the pitch and looking for space in behind.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:15 , Michael Jones

15 mins: Chance! Chelsea are getting closer. Ben Chilwell is fed the ball as he makes an underlapping run into the penalty area and carries it to the byline. Christian Pulisic is waiting in the six-yard box as Chilwell cuts the ball back but Matthijs De Ligt beats him to the pass and clears the danger for Juventus.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:14 , Michael Jones

12 mins: Juventus have weathered that early onslaught from Chelsea and have put together a couple of decent attacks. Leonardo Bonucci sends the ball out to the left wing but James wins it off Federico Chiesa and sends it inside to Ziyech. He tries to send James down the right flank for Chelsea but underhits the pass and knocks the ball out of play.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:10 , Michael Jones

9 mins: Chance! Chelsea win a corner that Reece James swings into the box. Ben Chilwell jumps to win the header but the ball drops over his head. It comes to Trevor Chalobah who whips a header at goal but guides it wide of the back post.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:07 , Michael Jones

6 mins: Juan Cuadrado slide into a tackle on Hudson-Odoi and sends the ball out for a throw in. The throw comes to Antonio Rudiger who drives into the box with the ball before finally losing it to Manuel Locatelli.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:05 , Michael Jones

3 mins: Chelsea have taken the front foot early on in this match and are pressuring the Juventus defence. Thiago Silva attempts a long ball up for Ziyech who controls the ball but can’t turn into the box. Instead Chelsea retreat and sends the ball out to Callum Hudson-Odoi on the left wing. He drives towards the ball but gets shut out.

Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

20:02 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Hakim Ziyech gets the match underway for Chelsea. They work the ball out to Reece James on the right wing and he lays it off to N’Golo Kante. Kante drives to the byline and chips the ball back to Ben Chilwell. He snatches at the bouncing ball and misses his shot allowing Juventus to deal with. Quick start from Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Juventus

19:57 , Michael Jones

Here come the teams. If Chelsea win by two or more goals they’ll move above Juventus to the top of Group H. Juve have won every game in the Champions League so far including a 1-0 victory over the Blues in Turin.

Chelsea vs Juventus

19:52 , Michael Jones

Here’s a reminder of the two line-ups:

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Ziyech, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi

Juventus XI: Szczesny, De Ligt, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, McKennie, Bonucci, Chiesa, Rabiot, Locatelli, Bentancur, Morata

Chelsea vs Juventus

19:49 , Michael Jones

Reaction from Manchester United’s win over Villarreal still to come but now the focus moves to Stamford Bridge where a victory for Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea will see them join Liverpool and Manchester United in the Champions League last-16.

19:47 , Michael Jones

Jadon Sancho has scored his first ever Manchester United goal, in what is his 15th appearance and from his 11th attempted shot in all competitions.

Full-time: Villarreal 0 - 2 Man Utd

19:44 , Michael Jones

90+3 mins: Manchester United are through to the last-16 of the Champions League! It’s a result that Manchester United desperately needed.

Michael Carrick gets a first win under his belt as interim boss. It was a calm, composed performance from the visitors tonight. A totally different performance from what we saw against Watford at the weekend.

GOAL! Villarreal 0 - 2 Man Utd (Sancho, 90’)⚽️

19:40 , Michael Jones

90 mins: Job done! Sancho gets his first goal for Manchester United! Fred does well again by breaking up play in his own half and flicking the ball out to McTominay who sends it quickly up to Ronaldo. Ronaldo passes the ball across to Rashford who drives into the box and pulls it back to Fernandes. A first time pass squares the ball to Sancho who takes a touch before blasting a shot into the underside of the crossbar and over the line to collect his first goal for Man Utd.

Villarreal 0 - 1 Man Utd

19:38 , Michael Jones

88 mins: Another corner for Manchester United and Fernandes knocks it short to Rashford. They try to keep the ball in the corner and run down the clock.

Villarreal 0 - 1 Man Utd

19:36 , Michael Jones

86 mins: Save! Rashford makes another run in behind and beats Albiol to the loose ball. He brings it into the box, checks onto his right foot and draws a save from Rulli at the near post.

The resultant corner is taken by Telles and comes out to Fernandes outside the box. He shoots but Torres deflects it wide of goal.

Villarreal 0 - 1 Man Utd

19:33 , Michael Jones

84 mins: Alberto Moreno wins a corner after McTominay blocks his cross out of play. It’s played short to Parejo who gives the ball back to Moreno and he carries it to the byline before swinging a pacey cross to the front edge of the box. Capoue throws himself at the ball and heads it well over the crossbar.

Villarreal 0 - 1 Man Utd

19:31 , Michael Jones

81 mins: Manchester United are now 10 minutes away from a spot in the last-16. It’s been a composed, though not perfect, performance from them so far.

A corner is swung in towards Harry Maguire but the clearance from Villarreal sends the ball to Fred. He shoots from range but has his effort blocked by Pau Torres.

GOAL! Villarreal 0 - 1 Man Utd (Ronaldo, 78’)⚽️

19:28 , Michael Jones

78 mins: Is that the winning goal?! Great work from Fred who presses high on Etienne Capoue after Rulli gives him the ball. Fred wins it and knocks the loose ball to Ronaldo. He know Rulli is off his line and chips the ball over the goalkeeper to give Manchester United the lead. That could be a huge goal!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:24 , Michael Jones

73 mins: Alberto Moreno is on for Villarreal, he’s replaced Manu Trigueros. Fred hooks a pass out to Ronaldo on the left wing. He slides the ball into the box for Rashford who tries to cut it back to Fernandes but Pau Torres is there to intercept.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:22 , Michael Jones

70 mins: Chance! Manchester United have pushed higher up the pitch since the substitutes have come on, they’re also seeing more of the ball.

Sancho receives the ball on the right wing and comes inside. He gives the ball to Fernandes and continues into the box. Fernandes slots the ball back to him with a superb through ball. Sancho shimmies to the left and hits a shot at goal but is denied but the Villarreal goalkeeper! Lovely move, Man Utd’s best of the night.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:19 , Michael Jones

67 mins: A bit of possession from United sees the ball come back to Maguire. He floats a long ball into the box as Rashford makes a run in behind. The flag stays down as Rashford looks to bring the ball under control. He’s met by Rulli who throws himself at the ball and smothers it. Then the offside flag goes up.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:16 , Michael Jones

64 mins: Moi Gomez wins another corner for Villarreal sending the ball out off a defending Sancho. It’s played short before Danjuma swings a cross into the middle. Lindelof deals with it and Manchester United make a couple of changes.

Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford are on with Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial off.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:14 , Michael Jones

61 mins: Man Utd can’t get control of the ball and Villarreal seem to be content to slowly pass it around and bide their time. The work it down the right side before feeding it to Gomez in the box. He lays it off to Trigueros who sends it wider to Danjuma. Wan-Bissaka is out of position again and Danjuma shoots but belts it over the crossbar.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:10 , Michael Jones

58 mins: SAVE! Massive save from David De Gea. United get done in midfield and Gomez drives the ball towards the box. His shot is blocked by Lindelof but the rebound drops for Trigueros on the right side of the area. He fires a shot of his own in the ground and De Gea leaps to his right to palm the shot wide of the far post. Great save!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:07 , Michael Jones

55 mins: Villarreal knock the ball around easily enough, Manchester United aren’t pressing but instead are keeping a fairly solid shape limiting opportunities into the box. Moi Gomez makes a run off the ball but the pass into the penalty area is shepherded out of play by Lindelof.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

19:04 , Michael Jones

51 mins: Bruno Fernandes has been sent out to warm up by Michael Carrick. Is his arrival imminent?

Manchester United need some time on the ball, preferably in midfield. A nice one-two combination between Fred and Martial sees United beat the Villarreal press in the middle of the pitch and Martial threads it up to Telles bombing forward on the left wing. He sends a low cross into the box but can’t pick out Ronaldo and Albiol clears the danger.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:59 , Michael Jones

48 mins: The game is being played at snail’s pace until the ball comes to Moi Gomez. He turns and drives at the Manchester United backline before slipping it out to Pervis Estupinan who wins a corner on the left wing.

The set piece is swung into the middle of the box but Lindelof deals with it well enough.

Second half: Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:56 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Villarreal get the match back underway. There hasn’t been any personnel changes at the break so it’s as you were for both teams.

Chelsea vs Juventus: Line-ups

18:54 , Michael Jones

Following the conclusion of Villarreal vs Man Utd we’ll be bringing you the action from Chelsea’s Champions League clash with Juventus. Here are the starting line-ups:

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Rudiger, Thiago Silva, Chalobah, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Pulisic

Juventus XI: Szczesny, De Ligt, Morata, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, McKennie, Bonucci, Chiesa, Rabiot, Locatelli, Bentancur

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:51 , Michael Jones

Mauricio Pochettino is in Manchester ahead of PSG’s Champions League match against Manchester City tomorrow night. He was asked about potentially taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United and said:

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:48 , Michael Jones

Will we see Bruno Fernandes in the second half?

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:45 , Michael Jones

The commentators on BT Sport are making the point that the result is more important than the performance for Manchester United tonight and to a degree that’s true. Qualifying for the knockout stages is the main objective but to ensure it’s done tonight Manchester United need to win.

They’ve offered almost nothing going forward with just one shot on target and haven’t controlled the midfield at all. A bit pace and fluid movement in their transitions and they can win this game. Sancho is enjoying himself on the right wing but Donny van de Beek has been quiet.

Michael Carrick will take a 0-0 draw from here though.

Half-time: Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:41 , Michael Jones

45+1 mins: It’s hasn’t been a brilliant performance from Manchester United who have been second best so far. Despite the clear instructions to be more defensively solid they’ve still given up the best chances of the match but Villarreal haven’t been able to convert and the game remains goalless at the break.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:38 , Michael Jones

45 mins: One minute of additional time to play at the end of the first half. Gomez threads Danjuma into the left-side of the box after Wan-Bissaka is drawn out of position. He shoots but belts his effort high and wide.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:35 , Michael Jones

42 mins: Sancho has seen a bit of joy when he’s tried to take on defenders over on Man Utd’s right wing but this time he attempts one too many stepovers and Moi Gomez takes the ball off him.

Villarreal beat a half-hearted press from Manchester United and Etienne Capoue knocks the ball out to Foyth on the right wing. He sends it inside and Van de Beek gets booked for a tackle on Estupinan.

The resultant free kick is taken by Dani Parejo who smokes his shot over the crossbar!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:31 , Michael Jones

39 mins: Fred limps off the pitch but looks okay to continue. Villarreal work the ball up to Arnaut Danjuma over to the left of United’s box. He tries to bring a bouncing ball under control but gets hit with a heavy tackle from Lindelof. Both players stay down after the collision but they’re okay.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:30 , Michael Jones

37 mins: A diagonal ball comes over to Ronaldo on the left side, his first touch knocks the ball into a more central area and Martial picks up the ball on the edge of the box. He gives it back to Ronaldo who carries it across the penalty area looking for space to shoot but decides to backheel it towards Van de Beek. The pass doesn’t reach him and Villarreal run the ball clear but Fred goes down off the ball after twisting his ankle.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:27 , Michael Jones

34 mins: United sweep quickly up the pitch after Van de Beek lays the ball off to Sancho.

He drives inside and feeds the ball out to Martial on the left wing. Martial shimmies into the inside left channel and threads the ball into the box as Telles makes an underlapping run. Telles is checked on the edge of the box by Pino who gives away a free kick and picks up a yellow card.

Ronaldo takes the free kick and whacks his shot straight into the Villarreal wall.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:24 , Michael Jones

32 mins: Alex Telles delivers the corner ball but it’s headed out of the box to Fred. He knocks it back to Telles who puts another cross into the middle of the box. Ronaldo rises above everyone else, wins the header and sends it safely into the hands of Rulli in goal for Villarreal.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:23 , Michael Jones

30 mins: Close! Man Utd string together a series of passes and work the ball up the right side to Jadon Sancho. He injects a touch of pace to get alongside the box before swinging a decent cross into the six-yard area. Ronaldo is waiting once again but he’s beaten to the ball by Raul Albiol who heads it behind for a United corner.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:20 , Michael Jones

27 mins: McTominay almost plays Martial in behind with a cross field diagonal ball but overhits the pass and Martial isn’t able to keep it in play after a poor first touch.

Save! A long ball from Geronimo Rulli drops for Pino who shakes off Telles and gets into the right side of United’s box. He cuts the ball back to Trigueros who shoots and draws De Gea into a sharp one-handed save low to his right!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:18 , Michael Jones

24 mins: Manchester United haven’t clicked yet going forward. Martial drops deeper to receive the ball and sends it up to Ronaldo. There’s a ton of space on the right wing and Ronaldo puts the ball there expecting a run from Van de Beek who just holds his position in midfield.

Estupinan collects the loose ball and once again Villarreal have possession.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:15 , Michael Jones

21 mins: The corner comes out to Estupinan and some solid defensive work from Fred forces him away from the Manchester United box. The ball comes out to Pino on the right side and his cross into the penalty area is sent straight out of play.

McTominay threads a decent pass up to Ronaldo who shifts the ball away from Juan Foyth and seemingly draws the defender into a foul. Ronaldo goes down after the contact but the referee lets play go on and Villarreal take over possession much to the annoyance of Ronaldo.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:12 , Michael Jones

18 mins: A mini break from Cristiano Ronaldo comes to nothing for the visitors as Manchester United don’t commit many men up the pitch. Villarreal work the ball smartly around the back before sending it through the lines of the Man Utd midfield and out to Estupinan on the left wing. He flies forward and wins a corner for the home side.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:09 , Michael Jones

15 mins: Villarreal win a free kick in the middle of the pitch as the ball bounces off Scott McTominay’s hand. There seems to be a more conscious effort from Manchester United to hold their defensive shape but that means they’ve dropped deeper as a unit. Apart from the first couple of minutes Villarreal have seen all the possession so far.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:05 , Michael Jones

12 mins: There’s a penalty area for a possible handball against Wan-Bissaka but his arms were by his side and a VAR check comes to nothing. Villarreal are instead awarded a corner and Victor Lindelof deals with it at the back post.

The ball comes out to Estupinan who shifts it around Fred and curls another cross into the box. Pau Torres has stayed in the area and he wins the header but sends the ball over the crossbar!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

18:03 , Michael Jones

9 mins: Chance! Manchester United started well enough but Villarreal have since taken control of the ball. Manu Trigueros flicks the ball out to Gomez on the left wing and he fires a low cross into the box that Harry Maguire deals with. It’s not fully cleared by United though and Villarreal attack again with a pass across the box to Pina. Telles lets it run and the winger takes a snapshot from the right-hand side firing his effort into the side-netting of De Gea’s goal!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:59 , Michael Jones

6 mins: Save! David De Gea is called into action early on as McTominay gives the ball away to Pino who sends it across the pitch towards Moi Gomez. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is drawn wide by a run off the ball from Pervis Estupinan so Gomez cuts back onto his right foot. He shoots from just outside the box and forces De Gea into a leaping save to his left!

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:57 , Michael Jones

4 mins: Chance! Telles takes the free kick and swings the ball into the middle of the box. Ronaldo is waiting to receive the ball but Raul Albiol gets a touch and flicks the ball to the back post. Scott McTominay is there and he heads the ball into the side-netting. Good delivery from Telles to creat an early chance for United to score.

Villarreal 0-0 Man Utd

17:57 , Alex Pattle

Some brief in-game reading for you: Mauricio Pochettino has spoken about reports that he could become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor at Man United.

“I’m happy in Paris,” the Argentine said at a press conference this evening. “I know the city well both as a player and a coach, I have always lived this type of situation.

“Things happen and it’s not my responsibility. What I’m going to say if you ask me is that I’m happy in Paris.”

More from Poch here:

Mauricio Pochettino insists he’s ‘happy’ at PSG amid Manchester United interest

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:55 , Michael Jones

3 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo has started off on the left side with Anthony Martial playing through the centre as the number nine for Manchester United.

Yeremy Pino is dispossessed by Alex Telles who knocks the ball up to Martial. He drives towards the box and is taken out by Pino sprinting back to win the ball.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:53 , Michael Jones

Kick off: Finally, more than five minutes later than scheduled, Donny van de Beek gets the ball rolling for the visitors.

Remember, victory for Man Utd will secure them a place in the knockout stages.

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:52 , Alex Pattle

While we wait...

Paul Scholes has said Michael Carrick and his staff should not be at Manchester United following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking as head coach.

“It’s the same people running the team, the same people given massive responsibility every week to put that team on the pitch,” Scholes told BT Sport this evening.

“Arguably it’s more Kieran McKenna and Michael Carrick who’ve been preparing the team. Ole gave them that responsibility, so how that changes now I don’t know.

“I’d be almost embarrassed being the staff now, after what happened to Ole. I think they all should have gone.”

Read all that Scholes had to say:

Paul Scholes: Michael Carrick and Man United coaching staff ‘all should have gone’

Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd

17:50 , Michael Jones

Manchester United’s Champions League campaign so far has been full of drama, excitement and late goals. There’s a delay whilst the referee resolves a problem with one of his communication devices.

The players are out on the pitch, passing balls around to stay warm.

Villarreal vs Man Utd

17:43 , Michael Jones

Here come the teams. This is Manchester United’s biggest Champions League game of the season, win and they’re into the last-16, lose and they’re on the verge of getting kicked out of the competition.

Which Manchester United will turn up? Can they earn a first victory for interim boss Michael Carrick? Lets find out, kick off is next...

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Emery expecting a reaction from Man Utd

17:38 , Michael Jones

Villarreal head coach Unai Emery expects a reaction from the Manchester United players after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Emery told a news conference on Monday:

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mistake leaves them behind their rivals and back where they started

17:35 , Michael Jones

When Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes were away with Portugal last week, the two naturally discussed Manchester United at length. Both liked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but neither felt he was up to it. That feeling had spread around the entire dressing room.

Outgoing executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was well aware of this. It was why there was greater pressure on Solskjaer going into the Watford game, and a sense of unease.

Still, nobody expected it to get as bad as that at Vicarage Road. Then again, that has been the story of the modern Manchester United, and particularly Solskjaer’s time. They have frequently been blindsided by developments, due to bad decisions.

Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mistake leaves them back where they started

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Villarreal unbeaten in three matches

17:32 , Michael Jones

Unai Emery’s Villarreal currently sit 12th in La Liga, but are unbeaten in their last three games. That defeat came on the 30th October when Valencia beat them 2-0 in the league.

They have drawn their previous two Champions League home games with Manchester United.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Ronaldo rescues United’s Champions League campaign

17:28 , Michael Jones

Cristiano Ronaldo has been influential in Manchester United’s Champions League campaign this season scoring in every game including three late goals to rescue United from losing positions.

Ronaldo scored five minutes into added time to give United a 2-1 victory at home against Villarreal on 29th September. Paco Alcácer had put the visitors in front in the 53rd minute at Old Trafford, Alex Telles levelling seven minutes later.

Ronaldo also scored late goals home (3-2) and away (2-2) against Atalanta on Matchdays 3 and 4 as United recovered from their 2-1 opening defeat at Young Boys.

Villarreal, who were held 2-2 at home by Atalanta in their opening fixture, have since beaten Young Boys 4-1 in Switzerland and 2-0 in Spain.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Man Utd struggling on the road

17:24 , Michael Jones

Manchester United have only won seven of their last 24 away Champions League matches with six draws and 11 defeats. They are winless in their last four on the road (one draw, three losses) since a 2-1 win at Paris St-Germain in October 2020.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Maguire on Solskjaer’s sacking

17:20 , Michael Jones

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was asked whether the players needed to take any responsibility for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking after their poor performances have seen United lose their last three games. He replied:

Villarreal vs Man Utd: PSG in contact with Zinedine Zidane as Manchester United consider Mauricio Pochettino

17:16 , Michael Jones

Paris Saint-Germain have been in contact with Zinedine Zidane and coaches including Antonio Conte in the last few months in preparation for the possibility of losing Mauricio Pochettino to Manchester United before the end of the season.

Pochettino, who was appointed by PSG in January, has leapt to the top of United’s list of targets following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after it was made clear to them that he would be interested in making the deal happen and soon.

PSG in contact with Zinedine Zidane as Manchester United consider Mauricio Pochettino

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Villarreal looking for first win vs English teams

17:13 , Michael Jones

Manchester United have failed to keep a clean sheet in the Champions League this season, shipping seven goals in their four games but Villarreal have never beaten an English club in the Champions League in 11 attempts with six draws and five defeats.

Will tonight be the night they get their first win?

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Emery talks United

17:10 , Michael Jones

Villarreal head coach Unai Emery says he expects a tough test from Manchester United despite their poor run of form and feels they will raise their standards in Europe. The former Arsenal boss said:

Villarreal vs Man Utd: United arrive st the ground

17:07 , Michael Jones

Tonight’s clash will be taking place at the Estadio de la Ceramica in Spain and qualification for the Champions League knockout satges is at stake.

Manchester United’s players have been checking out the pitch including Donny van de Beek who starts this evening following his goal against Watford at the weekend.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Carrick on Villarreal

17:04 , Michael Jones

Less than 45 minutes until kick off in Spain where Manchester United will be hoping to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Speaking of their opponents tonight, interim boss Michael Carrick had this to say about Villarreal:

"They’re a very good team, very well-organised, very well-coached. Two different games in some ways. In the [Europa League] final I thought we did really well, stopped them for long periods but we didn’t have a cutting edge in the final third and that hurts when you get so close but we weren’t good enoughon the night to finish it off.

“The first game [this season], it was pretty much what we expected. They’re a team that play the ball well, have got some nice connections over the pitch, good technical players who can pass the ball and keep the ball off you at times as well as speed and penetration on the last line, so for them it’s a good mix, a good balance.

“So we respect that, yes, we played them a couple of times so we know each other a bit better, so we go there with a plan to go out on to the pitch and we really look forward to the game. It’s a big game for both teams at this stage of the competition, that goes without saying but one that we go there and really look forward to.”

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was by no means Manchester United’s only problem

16:56 , Michael Jones

When Jose Mourinho’s scorched-earth series was finally canned by Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was given caretaker charge of the wheel, a select group of journalists had an off-record audience with Ed Woodward.

Naturally, an enquiry was made over the club’s big picture for the managerial position and their confidence over landing primary target Mauricio Pochettino, then at Tottenham, in the summer.

United’s executive vice-chairman is understood to have sniggered as he retorted: “You all think we want him, but that would be the easy choice. Too easy. It’s Julian Nagelsmann we like.”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was by no means Manchester United’s only problem

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Stats and facts

16:51 , Michael Jones

This is Villarreal’s sixth Champions League match against Manchester United. The Yellow Submarine are winless in all five previous meetings with four draws and just on defeat.

Since losing 2-1 to Manchester United in September, Villarreal have won each of their last two Champions League games, beating Young Boys twice. They are looking to win three consecutive matches in the competition for the very first time.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: More from Michael Carrick

16:47 , Michael Jones

At his first press conference since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick says his job is to bring positive results to the club for players and the fans. He said:

"The biggest thing for the fans and for us is the results. I can sit here and say all sorts of different things and I would be speaking the truth about the training and how much we want to do well for this club. Honestly, right now, sitting here I don’t think I can say so much, it’s about what we do in the next day, over the next few days and getting the right results, how we perform on the pitch, how we carry ourselves, how we behave.

“There’s a responsibility we have playing for this club which is not at many other clubs and that’s something that we embrace and got to respect massively all the time I’ve been at this club. That’s what I expect for the players for sure."

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Continuity caretaker Michael Carrick takes charge of club in need of sweeping change

16:43 , Michael Jones

A new broom sweeps clean but it is not yet clear whether that will be the case for Manchester United’s caretaker manager, if that is indeed what we’re calling him.

Michael Carrick is the interim appointment before the interim appointment before the eventual appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor at the end of the season. One of the biggest clubs in world football could conceivably be led by four different managers – Solskjaer included – in the space of six months. And that’s if this all goes to plan.

It is easy to mock this unorthodox approach to appointing a manager or three, not least because it reveals how United did not have a back-up ready in case they needed to part with Solskjaer four months after awarding him a new three-year contract. But these are the circumstances the club finds itself in and, considering how it all came to this, their strategy makes a good deal of sense.

Caretaker Michael Carrick takes charge of club in need of sweeping change

Villarreal vs Man Utd: No Fernandes for Man U

16:36 , Michael Jones

Michael Carrick has made a bold move with his first starting XI as Manchester United caretaker boss by dropping Bruno Fernandes to the bench and giving Donny van de Beek his first start of the season.

There are three other changes from the team that lost 4-1 to Watford at the weekend with Anthony Martial replacing Marcus Rashford, Fred partnering Scott McTominay instead of Nemanja Matic and Alex Telles in for the injured Luke Shaw.

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Line-ups

16:31 , Michael Jones

Villarreal XI: Rulli, Albiol, Pau Torres, Parejo, Capoue, Foyth, Estupinan, Trigueros, Danjuma, Pino, Moi Gomez

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles, McTominay, Fred, Sancho, Van de Beek, Martial, Ronaldo

Villarreal vs Man Utd: United’s next manager search

16:27 , Michael Jones

Mauricio Pochettino is ready to leave PSG for Manchester United job before the summer as he does not want to miss another opportunity to join the English club.

Manchester United can appoint Mauricio Pochettino now if they act decisively, with the Paris Saint-Germain manager open to a move to Old Trafford that has been three years in the making.

He was initially prepared to succeed Jose Mourinho at the club before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s caretaker spell was made permanent and had talks with the hierarchy last October over replacing the underperforming Norwegian.

United have twice botched the opportunity to hire Pochettino, but The Independent understands that the 49-year-old does not want a third shot to be compromised by waiting until the summer.

Mauricio Pochettino ready to take Manchester United job before summer

Villarreal vs Man Utd: Carrick’s first game in charge

16:24 , Michael Jones

Michael Carrick takes charge of Manchester United for the first time this evening after he was named as caretaker boss whilst the club look for a permanent replacement for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Carrick spoke in the build-up about Villarreal and how this is a ‘big match for both clubs’ as well as what it is like to lead Manchester United, a role he calls ‘an honour’. Carrick said:

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