Cristiano Ronaldo gives Manchester United first win in 2021-22 Champions League
The Portuguese continues to make history in the Champions League, a competition that seems to be made for him. This is how with a goal at the last minute they were able to give their team the first three points at Old Trafford after a very difficult game for them.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been a very important piece for Manchester United in this game, so the Portuguese game was essential to beat a Villarreal who arrived in England ready to surprise the Red Devils.
Game Summary
Villarreal showed a good game, quite collective, which helped them to get the first goal of the match.
After a good combination in attack by the yellows Paco Alcácer managed to overtake the visiting team at minute 53, but a joy that would last very little, since the reaction of the English was very fast and it only took seven minutes for the match with a goal from Brazilian Alex Telles.
When everything seemed that it would end in a draw for both clubs, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo would appear to convert his goal in the minute 90 + 5 from inside the area, which clearly unleashed the euphoria inside the Manchester stadium.
In addition, the Portuguese has become the player with the most Champions League games.
The key point of the match came when Uruguayan Edinson Cavani entered 15 minutes from the end, who was key in the play of the second goal on the end and that allowed Solskjaer's team to achieve the first victory of the competition and also straighten the direction of the club, who already dragged two consecutive defeats.
On the other hand, Villarreal has complicated their way in the group stage, who right now occupy the last position of the group with a single point, while Manchester reaches three units.
The Atalanta next rival of Cristiano Ronaldo and company prevailed against Young Boys 1-0, remaining as group leaders with four points.
CR7 becomes the player with the most matches in the Champions League
With this Wednesday's match against Sevilla, the Portuguese has become the player with the most matches in the competition, thus surpassing the Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas who had registered 177 matches, CR7 has reached 178 official matches in the League.
The Portuguese player and key signing of this season for Manchester United started from the beginning against Villarreal at Old Trafford, adding one more presence in the competition and breaking a new personal record for him.
It must be remembered that the Spanish goalkeeper reached his 177 games distributed as follows: Real Madrid a total of 150 games and 27 with the Porto shirt.
While Cristiano Ronaldo has them distributed as follows: Manchester United with 54 games, Juventus in Turin with 23 commitments and 101 games played with the Real Madrid shirt.
On the other hand, Leo Messi is the next active player with the most matches in the competition, the Argentine already accumulates 151 matches and is followed by French striker Karim Benzema, who so far has accounted for 132 matches.
Cristiano Ronaldo right now is not only the player with the most matches played in the Champions League, but he is also the top scorer of the tournament with 136 goals, a figure that will surely continue to increase.
A discreet game
The Portuguese was playing a fairly discreet game, but it was enough for him to appear at minute 95 to give Manchester the winning goal, causing everyone present in the stadium to get out of control.
Keep in mind that Villarreal was much more throughout the game, but CR7 wanted to remember again what it means to mark the Spanish team.
Similarly, the English club midfielder Bruno Fernández wanted to highlight the performance of David de Gea, whom he catalog as one of the key pieces to beat Villarreal, where thanks to his saves they were able to reach the end of the game alive.