Manchester United and Villarreal will renew acquaintances on Tuesday after Man Utd prevailed 2-1 when they met in September. It was the first victory for either team in the head-to-head series after their first five matchups resulted in 90-minute draws. Thanks to Manchester United getting that elusive win, it sits atop the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Group F standings despite Villarreal having the same number of points and the edge in goal differential. Tuesday's game will be Man U's first under interim manager Michael Carrick following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Stream the match live on Paramount+.
Tuesday's matchup gets underway at 12:45 p.m. ET. Manchester United is the +150 favorite (risk $100 to win $150) on the 90-minute money line in the latest Villarreal vs. Manchester United odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Villarreal is the +185 underdog, while a draw would return +245. The over-under for total goals is 2.5. Tuesday's match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Manchester United vs. Villarreal
- Date: Tuesday, November 23
- Time: 12:45 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Paramount+
UEFA Champions League picks for Villarreal vs. Manchester United
Before you tune in to Tuesday's match, you need to see the Manchester United vs. Villarreal picks from European soccer insider Martin Green. After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Since then, his European soccer picks have been spot-on. Green has generated over $36,000 for $100 bettors since the 2017-18 season.
He's also been red-hot on his Champions League picks since joining SportsLine. In fact, Green is on a blistering 86-53-5 run on his UCL best bets. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
For Manchester United vs. Villarreal, Green is backing a draw at +245 odds. History suggests that will be the result with all but one of the six previous matchups finishing deadlocked after 90 minutes. That includes a meeting just 18 months ago in the Europa League final. That match was 1-1 after 120 minutes before Villarreal prevailed in a penalty shootout.
Only a Cristiano Ronaldo goal in extra time prevented another draw when these squads met in September. Also, both teams have had recent results that didn't declare a winner, including Villarreal's most recent La Liga game last Saturday. That contest finished 1-1 versus Celta Vigo, while Man Utd's last Champions League 2021 game finished 2-2 against Atalanta.
Green acknowledges the tactical style of Villarreal is conducive to its games ending up in tie scores.
"Villarreal is normally the antithesis to Man Utd. It defends very doggedly, keeps things tight at the back and tries to grind out low-scoring wins and draws," Green told SportsLine. "It has drawn more games than any other team in La Liga this season: seven in 13 matches. It has one of the best defensive records in the division, but it has not exactly been firing on all cylinders in attack."
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