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Bore draw sees United and Villarreal through

November 26, 2008

Manchester United and their opponents Villarreal played out a dull scoreless draw to see them both through to the knockout stages of the champion’s league last night. There were few openings during the game, with the highlight being Cristiano Ronaldo’s effort that was turned onto the bar by Villarreal keeper Diego Lopez.

The draw proved to be the fourth straight 0-0 between the two sides, which probably didn’t surprise many people.

The match wasn’t without a talking point though as Villarreal’s Capdevila was sent off for a high challenge on Ronaldo, a challenge that prompted United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to complain about his star player’s constant treatment in recent matches.

The home crowd believed the United man had made more of the challenge that he should have, and howled at him during the remaining ten minutes.

There was an earlier contentious moment when Rooney appeared to have been fouled for a penalty, to which the replay showed he had clearly dived as there was no contact. Rooney has since apologised for his dive.

As a result of the game, Celtic go out of Europe after they lost 2-1 in Denmark.

Written by Roy · Filed Under Manchester United 


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