Villarreal vs Manchester United

FULL-TIME: Villarreal can't take advantage of Rooney's dismissal in a cagey opening to the group stages.

The corner causes a moment of panic in the United penalty area, though the home side have no-one on hand to get on the end of the loose ball.

Oooh! The ball is touched to Senna, who strikes a shot goalwards. The effort flicks off the back of Ferdinand and clips the crossbar before going out for a corner.

Silvestre gives away a free-kick 35 yards out when he brings down Tacchinardi...

I think both sides will be happy with a point from tonight's game; United having had a man sent off, especially.

Villarreal win a corner off Ferdinand, and they throw everyone forward. United deal with the initial set-piece well and Villarreal can't create anything with the loose ball.

United aren't helping themselves by giving the ball away in dangerous areas, Scholes being particularly guilty as the game draws to a close.

Oooh! Roger decides to shoot from 30 yards, and his left-foot strike has Van der Sar worried for a moment, though it drifts a yard past his right-hand post.

The game has slowed to almost a standstill.

Villarreal look a little clueless without their playmaker Riqueleme; nothing they have tried has come off around the penalty area.

Giggs' touch lets him down as he sprints on to a lofted ball over the top of the Villarreal defence. He has to check on to his left foot, which gives the home side time to get men back.

Viera claims a United corner very comfortably. United didn't have too many players committed forward for that set-piece.

SUBS: Van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo off; Park and Giggs on. Two pairs of fresh legs for United as they try to see out this match.

Oooh! Senna bursts in to the right-side of the penalty area, cuts a low pass back across the box towards Sorin, but the veteran rather scuffs his first-time shot and it ends in the arms of Van der Sar.

Forlan receives some rough treatment from Silvestre, but the referee waves 'play on'.

Sorin's cross in to the penalty area is deflected and Van der Sar claims easily. There doesn't seem to be any urgency about the home side.

United are doing a good job of taking the sting out of the match, keeping hold of the ball and staying organised and hard-working in defence.

United prepare to make a couple more changes, with Giggs looking lively and full of beans in the dugout.

Villarreal aren't exactly throwing men forward in search of this winning goal; it's difficult to see that there are ten against eleven.

England coach Sve-Goran Eriksson is spotted in the crowd; he doesn't look particularly impressed with what he's seeing.

Oooh! O'Shea gets a crucial head on a cross heading towards Sorin's left boot at the far post.

Senna lofts a long ball over the top of the top of the United defence, but it is too long for Sorin.

SUB: Hector Font off, Roger on. A final change from the home side; Roger will be asked to play in behind the front two and create chances.

Oooh! Richardson does very well to skip around his marker on the left wing and send over a tempting cross in to the near post, but, for once, Vieria shows good confidence to claim the bouncing ball.

United face a tricky final twenty minutes now, as Villarreal look for a second goal to secure a famous first victory in the Champions League.