Villarreal v Manchester United: Champions League preview pack

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Manchester United team news
Cristiano Ronaldo travelled out with the rest of the Manchester United squad to Spain ahead of the tonight's Champions League match.

The Portugal winger was considered doubtful after suffering a leg injury in the draw at Aston Villa on Saturday.

However, he trained with the group yesterday morning and showed no ill effects from his knock and looks likely to feature at some stage in the match.

Darren Fletcher also trained after missing the game against Villa because of a knee problem.

Goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar did not travel - it was understood he was rested and either Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak will play instead.

United will be without Dimitar Berbatov (hamstring) and Wes Brown (ankle) as well as long-term injury victims Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves.
Provisional squad: Foster, Kuszczak, Rafael, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Park, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Tevez, Possebon, Gibson, Manucho.

Head-to-head record
Played: 3
Draws: 3

Previous meetings (all in Champions League group stages)
14.09.05 Villarreal 0 Manchester United 0
22.11.05 Manchester United 0 Villarreal 0
CL: GP 17.09.08 Manchester United 0 Villarreal 0

Opta match facts
Manchester Utd at home back in September 2005 - the game ended goalless and Wayne Rooney was sent-off.
Villarreal only scored eight goals in their first 13 Champions League games. They have netted nine in their last three.
Villarreal have never lost at the Madrigal in the Champions League (four wins, four draws).
The Yellow Submarines have only lost two of their 16 Champions League games, away against Inter Milan and Arsenal.
Manchester Utd are unbeaten in their last 17 CL games (11 wins, six draws). Their last defeat in the competition dates back to May 2007 (0-3 v AC Milan).
In 10 CL fixtures in Spain, Manchester Utd have only won once (2-0 v Deportivo La Coruna, April 2002).
The Red Devils have the best defensive record in this season's CL with only one goal conceded.
Only Barcelona (69) have had more shots than United (65).
No player has scored more goals than Dimitar Berbatov in this season's CL (4 goals, all from inside the box).
Villarreal's Joseba Llorente and Cristiano Ronaldo have had the most shots on target in this season's CL, nine apiece.
Ex Man Utd striker Giuseppe Rossi has scored in his last two CL appearances for Villarreal.

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