Bengaluru, May 25: Villarreal and Manchester United lock horns in the Europa League Final at the PGE Arena Gdansk in Poland on Wednesday (May 26).
While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Man United defeated Serie A side Roma by 8-5 on aggregate in the semi-final over two legs, Unai Emery's Villarreal reached the summit clash after a 2-1 aggregate win over Premier League side Arsenal.
After beating Roma 6-2 in the first leg of the semi-final at Old Trafford in Manchester, United evaded a late scare as they lost 3-2 in the return leg at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Villarreal, meanwhile, defeated Arsenal 2-1 at home and drew the return leg 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium in London.
Europa League final 2021: Solskjaer bidding for first Manchester United trophy against competition king EmeryDomestic campaign-wise, Manchester United finished the 2020-21 Premier League season with two wins, a draw and two defeats in their final five games, finishing in second place.
Villarreal, on the other hand, won nine points in the same period, to secure a Europa Conference League spot and head into Wednesday's clash on the back of a defeat to Real Madrid in La Liga.
Villarreal vs Manchester United Head-to-Head
The two sides will meet each other for the fifth time on Wednesday (May 26) with each of their four previous meetings in the Champions League ending in a stalemate during the 2005-06 and 2008-09 seasons. And in the five meetings so far between the two managers, Emery and Solskjaer have won two matches each with one ending in a draw.
Villarreal vs Manchester United Kick Off Time in India
The match kicks off at 8 PM Local Time on Wednesday (May 26) and due to time difference the match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Thursday (May 27).
Villarreal vs Manchester United TV Channel and Live Streaming Details
In India the match will be shown live and exclusive on Sony TEN 2 (English) and Sony TEN 3 (Hindi), while Sony LIV will live stream the match.
Key Players
Villarreal
• Raul Albiol
• Manu Trigueros
• Dani Parejo
• Gerard Moreno
• Paco Alcacer
Manchester United
• Bruno Fernandes
• Edinson Cavani
• Luke Shaw
• Paul Pogba
• Harry Maguire