Match Details.

Villarreal and Manchester City have now met three times in the UEFA Champions League, with the English side winning all three encounters. After doing the double in the 2011–12 group stage (2–1 at home, 3–0 away), City extended their perfect record with a 2–0 victory in their latest meeting.

Manchester City have only won five of their 15 away games against Spanish teams in the UEFA Champions League (29% – D3 L7). Only against French opponents (25% – 2/8) do they have a lower win percentage away to teams from one nation in the competition (min.3 games).

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Highlights.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has never lost against Villarreal in his managerial career, facing them on nine occasions (W6 D3). The only Spanish opponents he has faced more times without suffering defeat are Athletic Club (14) and Valencia (10).

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has now scored nine goals in his UEFA Champions League appearances against Spanish opponents, after breaking the deadlock in the 2–0 win over Villarreal. He retains the record for the most braces (four) by a single player against Spanish sides, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (3) and Kylian Mbappé (3).

Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last nine games in all competitions for Manchester City, only between August and October 2022 (10 games) has he enjoyed a longer run in his top-flight club career.